AARP
represents millions of senior citizens. It lobbies to protect social security,
health insurance, and every government program that helps its members.
Yet
AARP belongs to ALEC, the far-right organization that advocates elimination of
government safety nets, privatization of government functions, and unfettered
corporate action in pursuit of profit.
Under pressure from unions (read the key letter below in link), AARP dropped out of ALEC.
“At
3:32 p.m. Thursday afternoon, we reached out to AARP to ask them whether they
were going to renew their membership in the American Legislative Exchange
Council, a controversial conservative legislative group focus on state
politics.
“We
wrote that we were going to do an item about it. Groups like AFSCME, Social
Security Works, ClimateTruth.org and others were launching a campaign and had
just begun circulating a letter, asking AARP to leave ALEC.
“At
5:58 p.m., Anna got an email from AARP saying, “We will not renew our
membership to ALEC. AARP will continue to explore avenues that will enhance our
interaction with organizations and elected officials that represent different
perspectives in order to further the issues important to Americans 50+ and
their families.”
The
letter that did it: http://politi.co/2aoPzzM
Puzzling.
Why did it ever join?