Showing posts with label AARP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AARP. Show all posts

Psst, Taxes Will Go Up For 163 Million Workers in 2013

President Barack Obama isn't talking about it   and neither is Mitt Romney. But come January, 163 million workers can expect to feel the pinch of a big tax increase regardless of who wins the election. A temporary reduction in Social Security payroll taxes is due to expire at the end of the year and hardly anyone in Washington is pushing  ... MORE

Avik Roy: AARP Made $2.8 Billion Selling Out Seniors

Why the AARP supported MediCare cuts.   As you know if you’ve been reading this blog, Obamacare cuts $716 billion from Medicare in order to pay for its expansion of coverage to low-income Americans. It’s one of the reasons why seniors are more opposed to the new health law than any other age group. So why is it that the group that purports to    ... MORE

Terrence Scanlon: Picking Seniors' Pockets

AARP doesn't care about elderly members. I’m going to come right out and say it: AARP is about money and power. That’s all it’s interested in. Formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, the nation’s largest seniors group hasn’t cared about its elderly members’ well-being for eons. It’s been too busy building a financial empire.     ... MORE