Let’s Be Clear About Why The AARP Is Supporting Obamacare: It’s About The Money
The AARP has been using it’s colossal lobbying clout to back Obamacare. Here in North Dakota, Rep. Earl Pomeroy (who voted for Obamacare against the wishes of his constituents) has been hiding behind the AARP noise machine. But it’s becoming more and more clear that the AARP’s rank-and-file membership is none too happy about its support for this government take over of health care, so you have to ask: Why, exactly, is AARP backing this bill?
First of all, AARP got a big, fat bribe in the “stimulus” spending spree. Some $18 million for creating a jobs training program that…hasn’t created any jobs.
Second, let’s remember where the AARP makes most of its money these days: selling supplemental insurance policies to Medicare recipients. The AARP has become less advocacy group and more insurance company in modern times, and with the Medicare cuts in Obamacare it’s clear that the AARP stands to sell a lot more insurance policies to all the seniors who suddenly have a hole in their Medicare coverage they need to plug.
So, in summary, when you see the AARP out beating the pavement in support of this health care bill and the politicians who vote for it remember what’s motivating them.
