american association of retired persons

The Association of retired people organization is a huge fraud on seniors, profiting by commission from a variety of schemes, receiving millions of dollars for tax consideration, and promoting programs of big government and high taxes which hurt, not help, seniors. The association of retired persons is the eight hundred pound gorilla of associations supposedly representing senior citizens. It is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that works to address the needs and interests of retired persons and elderly people in the United States. Its membership is open to all persons age 50 or older, working or retired. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The main goal of helping older Americans remains physically and intellectually active by serving others. In 1982 the AARP merged with the National Retired Teachers Association is an organization that Andrus had founded in 1947 to obtain pension and health insurance benefits for retired educators. The AARP offers a broad range of services and benefits to its members. Among these are a group health insurance programs for the retired people to have their life in a pre-planned manner; special discounts on different types of automobile rental, airline, and hotel rates; automotive insurance; a credit type of union and pharmacy and its services. It sponsors many community-service programs in such areas as crime prevention, defensive driving, adult education, consumer affairs to them and the counselling of widowed persons. A program on retirement planning is also offered, and special services to retired teachers are provided through the retired association. It mainly issues video programs and printed materials on various health topics and on other aging-related issues for to maintain the better life.