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Another Atrocious Rip-off Plan

Have you noticed all those old people running around, tearing up their membership cards to the AARP? No? Well, look out the window. See? There, the old guy in the cardigan and plaid pants? He's not burning a draft card. He just got screwed, along with millions of other seniors, by an organization that claims (with really clever and humorous commercials) to be on their side. Wha-hoppen?

The trenchant and wise Lisa English explains that the AARP ain't nuthin' but a big ole insurance racket:

Today's AARP is less a non-profit advocacy group than it is a for-profit megacorp, shilling insurance policies, pharmaceuticals, and financial products to its sizable membership. By doing so, AARP plays both sides of the fence: advocating for its business self, while simultaneously "looking out" for the interests of its customer base: seniors. In polite company, that's called conflict of interest....

Same goes for the NIFB (National Federation of Independent Business), which purports to represent the interests of small businesses and the self-employed. But click through and find out how two-faced slimebucketty they really are.

Posted by kevinmoore at November 29, 2003 02:17 AM | TrackBack