The American Association of Retired Persons, known as AARP, is the leading organization in the United States for people aged 50 and over. In 2018, the organization had more than 38 million members. Are you one of those members?
As an AARP member, you get discounts on prescription medications and prescription eyewear, help with vacation planning, discounts on everyday shopping, food delivery, restaurants and more. You’ll also receive free scam alerts and tips on how to avoid fraud and identity theft.
If you are a member, tell us what you like, or don’t like about the membership in the comments below the poll. Thanks!
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Not members. Although they offer great benefits, the organization has become way too political and they use their member dues to support that meddling. Unfortunately half their members don’t support their political leanings and most don’t know what their dues are supporting.
When 40% of Americans are under informed, misinformed, bigots whom constantly vote against their own well being, it makes no difference to what organizations you belong to. At least, AARP is on the correct side even if their insurance sucks.
AARP supported and still Supports the Obama health care.
AARP supported the Obama health care program because they saw it as a money maker for AARP. That was their one and only reason for supporting it. I left AARP after that.
great reason not to join
Not members; we do not support their political agenda or expenditures. Any of their offered benefits we would use, we can get from other organizations/programs.
AARP political meddling goes against my life concerns. Mostly a shrill for insurance companies. I never buy from their advertisers.
AARP Is just another liberal tool to collect money for liberal agendas that go against my beliefs. Wouldnt give them a dime!
I agree with you
AMAC?
Exactly!! I joined AMAC instead.
Agree 100%……A better choice is AMAC
Ditto
Truth! And I don’t drink Starbucks for the same reason.
We r members for information and the discounts. Do not like the junk mail they keep sending, and the amount. Wish there was a way to turn that off.
NO!!! I don’t care for their “progressive leanings” (aka democrat stance) and as an organization they actually actively work against the interests of many seniors. All they are is the paper form of click-bait. I do belong to AMAC, as they more closely align with my conservative point of view.
Absolutely NOT! I am a member of AMAC. Excellent source for discounts, news, and advocacy.
AARP is a good organization. The two publications I receive regularly are worth the cost of membership.
Not only NO! but Hell NO!
AARP? Absolutely NOT!!! NO!!!
AMAC? YES!!
Have been for 20 years
AARP is far too liberal and corrupt for me, they do not represent my interests.
Several years ago I respected AARP and almost joined them, I was all ready over the age requirement. Then in 2008 they supported Obama and continued their support for 8 years. In my opinion he never did anything good for older people, he even put the death clause in Obamacare where Medicare would council elderly people on assisted suicide if you weren’t “healthy as a horse” at 65 years old. So NO I would never join them, I am a member of AMAC a true representative of elderly people.
Did you get coincided on assisted suicide? Haven’t met anyone who was. I’m wondering if it happened or is a rant point.
Just a rant
We cancelled our membership years back when it became so obvious how liberal they are. Pushing Obamacare was the final straw. I’ll have nothing to do with them.
agree
Yeah, wanting to make sure everyone has healthcare insurance is truly evil.
We cancelled our membership this year; been meaning to for years.Too much of a political agenda for us. There are better alternatives.
Oh where do you live, here in Florida they are. The best insurance you can get and the discounts offset their political views, as I ignore politics and go with people not the the Party. What is the better alternative, not Amac, most medical will not accept them , and at 80 in order to keep our doctors and hospitals, they can’t fill the bills
For my 97-year-old mother, best insurance for her. For 30 years insurance covered everything as a housewife. Only had SS and Dad’s $300 a month retirement to live on, the best insurance for her, never paid a dime for hospital stays. I did not join, my retirement plan has great insurance coverage. Lots of useful information from them.
AARP no longer represents their members. Their only interest is pushing the political positions/views of AARP leadership.
No wonder they have LOST THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS and have resorted to lowering and lowering the membership age to push their SCAM on younger potential members.
There was no category for “joined but cancelled”. I joined AMAC instead.
Agree.
I dropped my membership. They don’t seem to do much for their senior membership. They should be helping seniors by getting our politicians to do away with pharmacy benefit managers and lower cost prescriptions. Better Medicare, larger social security raises. All I got from them was mailings trying to sell what I don’t need.
I agree whole heartedly!!
AARP is a bunch of liberal hacks
Do not care for AARP. Instead, joined AMAC. Dear wife is a member of AARP.
Both of us are with AMAC, too.
I won’t join a liberal organization
Ditto
Agree! I dropped my membership a few years ago. It’s garbage.
I still am a member, for the discounts only. I realize they have for some time moved left of center and am contemplating leaving.
AMAC is my choice. It’s more conservative. I wish that had been an option.
Can’t join such a liberal organization.
I belong only for insurance purposes and it is free thru our email service otherwise I would not belong. They have moved to far left and are venturing out of the senior side of the business and sticking their nose in youthful movements that have nothing to do with their charter to help seniors!
As soon as I saw this poll question, I thought “oh boy, I bet I’m going to see a slew of angry “real American” comments.” Could have gone to Vegas on that bet.
Any organization that claims to be representing “Real Americans (TM)” is pushing divisive lies, promoted by Glenn Beck and other regressives. Those guys are making truckloads of moolah on the gullible. They effectively appeal to tribalist anger, as one can see by the comments here.
By the way, I’m quite happy to be a member of AARP. Got a lot of good benefits and discounts from it. The only ‘agenda’ I can see is that they are in favor of healthcare for everyone. Actually a conservative idea since large numbers of covered folks decrease costs:
https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archive/podcast/conservative-case-universal-coverage
But apparently this is an evil thing according to those so deeply invested in their ‘conservative’ identity.
Capitalism is KING, proven over and over in history, and has made this country great. Socialism, on the other hand, has been proven over and over oppressive, stunts innovation, and breeds persecution. So before you pull out that Che Tshirt, a small amount of history research may serve you well.
Kind of interesting that you think I’m socialist. Kind of a knee jerk response?
I’m actually an old school Eisenhower-style conservative.
Of course, Eisenhower would be considered ‘liberal/socialist’ today.
Unlike the tribalist, identity-driven “conservatives” today.
Completely agree with you, I get a lot of discounts out of my membership, and I like the insurance
Gee, but aren’t you afraid it’s evil? 😉
Wow. I’ve read all the comments and the only one with “real american” in it – is yours! And I note the you used the quotes, meaning those words specifically are somewhere to be found. So much for your trip to Vegas. Apparently, others with a differing opinion from yours are only led by “Glenn Beck and other regressives”? It’s clear those with views opposite of a certain ilk in this country are no longer allowed, but please – we are still in a country that allows it’s citizens the right to have differing opinions without necessitating such irresponsible comment.
Great response! Thought it but figured it was a lost cause to argue.
Kevin – the AMAC ads from Glenn Beck say it’s insurance “for REAL Americans”.
It’s too bad that you don’t have a “no but was” response. I was for a year and a half. I never got anything back from it, especially any worthwhile discounts. Then they featured a prominent Communist, George Clooney, and his “Words of Wisdom “. I called AARP and told them to cancel my membership and they said they would refund the balance remaining on my subscription. They never did but now it’s two years later they’re still sending the magazine and associated propaganda.
No
I had just joined AARP in 2009, then in 2010 they endorsed the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, which nearly destroyed the greatest healthcare system in the world. Needless to say I didn’t give them one penny of my money since. I have since joined AMAC.
Really where exactly was this great health care?
I would never join AARP after seeing some the organization they support and fund.
AARP’s political stance conflicts with mine
That’s your right , but not everyone agrees .
we don’t expect them to.
The best thing about aarp is the health insurance thru United, been a member for 30 years , may not agree with them sometimes, but hey this is America, where we can speak our minds and complain if we wish
Yes have been a longtime member and like their discounts and informative magazine.
AARP’s political positions usually conflicts with mine, I chose AMAC instead.
Ditto for me! I take great care in selecting organizations I belong to as I want to make sure their agenda – and believe me AARP has an agenda – is in line with my way of thinking.
I join for 5 years. Then when I get my card, I call and cancel. They send me my money back and I then have a free AARP discount card for 5 years. They never ask for the card back.
and we won’t join because of their politics. aarp does not put the best interests of retired persons first.
Same for us. AMAC speaks for us
We also agree with Rich, when I was still working I had a co-worker who was very much into politics pointed that out to me. They say a lot of things but what they actually do is disturbing to us.
True, joined AMAX.
Both of them AARP and AMAC are crap. Nothing down the middle. Lean on side or the other and found nothing medically good about either on the upper northeast coast. And there again that’s the reason I gave up on the NRA it became to militant. I truly support gun ownership (firearms) but I also support (some true inforcement in gun control(weapons). Again in the middle of the road. Seniors need better care and one huge up in retirement pay. Good luck left or right. Seems nothing happened 4 years on left and hear rumors on right let’s see.
I do not support AARP because they do not support our Constitution and Bill of Rights. I went twitch a similar group that does, AMAC.
I joined years back and it triggered a ton of junk snail mail. I never had so much junk mail in all my life. Never again..
Exactly why I quit them, too. It was an insane amount of junk mail !!!
Went back and read through AMAC. Just as much political crap there as AARP. And I am a retired Vet and never a Trump supporter. I did that the oath and it appears that some Vets didn’t understand the oath they took. To defend the constitution against foreign or domestic. I wouldn’t tout AMAC so highly or the other. There is plenty senior literature out there including doctor’s offices all free and retravel and skip the other crap you made the decision easy.
DECADES ago I remember when AARP “partnered” with Hillary Clinton to “push” a Universal Health Care Plan that Hillary favored. I dropped my AARP membership because of it. A DECADE+ later, I decided to give AARP a second chance. AARP was running a video seminar re “Scamming Seniors” online this evening. When I tried to log on, AARP INSISTED I turn off my computer’s “Pop Up Blocker”. I REFUSE to make access to my computer EASIER for hackers / scammers. When faced with that demand, I just close the page. Shame on you AARP.
AARP used to be for retired people. They dropped that snd changed their name to be JUST Intials, so they have ONLY a Liberal Agenda and I will not support their politics!!!
Supports far left agenda that is destroying the moral fiber of our country.
I have AARP for their discounts only. Too far left to even bother to read what they send out.
Had them but dropped them several years ago for the reasons a lot of other people did. One of their big come-ons is that you’ll save a lot on car insurance. They want 40% more than I currently pay now. The discounts I get with AAA make having that worthwhile.