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Republicans seek IRS probe of AARP

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Wow....here we go again...first it was the public workers, now the GOP is seeking to wage war against senior citizens. When will the GOP insanity stop?

House Republicans seek IRS probe of AARP - Yahoo! News

AARP lobbied for the new health care law and now it stands to profit, Republican lawmakers charged Wednesday as they called for the IRS to investigate whether the powerful interest group representing older Americans should be stripped of its federal tax exemption.
 
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Can we get an IRS audit of one of the many many many corporations which have the ear of Congress? Please? GE...maybe? Those banks we own. Do I own part of GM now? I think we bailed them out with my money.
 
Wow....here we go again...first it was the public workers, now the GOP is seeking to wage war against senior citizens. When will the GOP insanity stop?

House Republicans seek IRS probe of AARP - Yahoo! News

AARP lobbied for the new health care law and now it stands to profit, Republican lawmakers charged Wednesday as they called for the IRS to investigate whether the powerful interest group representing older Americans should be stripped of its federal tax exemption.

I didn't think THIS level of partisan hackery was allowed in the opening post in Breaking News. :doh I thought you at least had to state one coherent thought on the subject.
 
Wow....here we go again...first it was the public workers, now the GOP is seeking to wage war against senior citizens. When will the GOP insanity stop?

House Republicans seek IRS probe of AARP - Yahoo! News

AARP lobbied for the new health care law and now it stands to profit, Republican lawmakers charged Wednesday as they called for the IRS to investigate whether the powerful interest group representing older Americans should be stripped of its federal tax exemption.

....well you dont want one of those EVIL CORPORATIONS skipping out on a tax bill it should be paying...........do you?
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....well you dont want one of those EVIL CORPORATIONS skipping out on a tax bill it should be paying...........do you?
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Don't you understand, damnit???!!!! The GOP is pulling the food out of the mouths of seniors! They're forcing seniors to eat dog food.
 
Wow....here we go again...first it was the public workers, now the GOP is seeking to wage war against senior citizens. When will the GOP insanity stop?

House Republicans seek IRS probe of AARP - Yahoo! News

AARP lobbied for the new health care law and now it stands to profit, Republican lawmakers charged Wednesday as they called for the IRS to investigate whether the powerful interest group representing older Americans should be stripped of its federal tax exemption.

Good. The Tea Partiers are probably the ones pushing it. This means they are being listened to. AARP made a lot of Conservatives angry over their support of Obamacare. They threw their members under the bus so they could profit from selling their own Health insurance. Their Medicare members didn't matter to them. Lots of people ripped up their cards.
 
AARP is worth investigating. Maybe an investigation will turn up a few Congressmen in their back pocket. :2razz:
 
Don't you understand, damnit???!!!! The GOP is pulling the food out of the mouths of seniors! They're forcing seniors to eat dog food.

What to do.......

...........do I wave my "No Corporate Welfare (except AARP)" sign........or should I go with "NoTax Cuts for CEOs (except AARP).
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Wow....here we go again...first it was the public workers, now the GOP is seeking to wage war against senior citizens. When will the GOP insanity stop?

House Republicans seek IRS probe of AARP - Yahoo! News

AARP lobbied for the new health care law and now it stands to profit, Republican lawmakers charged Wednesday as they called for the IRS to investigate whether the powerful interest group representing older Americans should be stripped of its federal tax exemption.

Whether or not they should retain their nonprofit status should be questioned. We should question any nonprofit who does this:

Royalties from licensing the use of AARP's name earned $657 million for the organization in 2009, or nearly half its total revenue, according to publicly available records. Health insurance plans accounted for most of that.

"During this investigation it became very clear that despite its privileged tax-exempt status, in many cases, AARP represents a for-profit entity, in fact, an insurance company," Boustany said.

The report found that insurance sales are AARP's single largest source of revenue, far eclipsing member dues. AARP-brand offerings are the market leaders for Medicare prescription coverage, private Medicare Advantage insurance plans, and Medigap supplemental coverage that fills in benefit gaps in traditional Medicare.

UnitedHealthcare, which operates the AARP plans, paid the organization $427 million in 2009 for the use of its name, according to the report.

'Course this might also open the door for an investigation of unions who sell health insurance....like the teachers' unions in Wisconsin. Maybe it's an end run.
 
Wow....here we go again...first it was the public workers, now the GOP is seeking to wage war against senior citizens. When will the GOP insanity stop?

House Republicans seek IRS probe of AARP - Yahoo! News

AARP lobbied for the new health care law and now it stands to profit, Republican lawmakers charged Wednesday as they called for the IRS to investigate whether the powerful interest group representing older Americans should be stripped of its federal tax exemption.

Gotta make sure they're paying their fair share in taxes and not violating the tax code. Ain't that what the Leftists are all about?
 
Huh. I'm surprised they'd target a senior citizen special interest group, as the elderly are much more conservative than other groups and have higher voting numbers. I can't figure out the motivation behind this, it seems like the GOP shooting itself in the foot.
 
Good. The Tea Partiers are probably the ones pushing it. This means they are being listened to. AARP made a lot of Conservatives angry over their support of Obamacare. They threw their members under the bus so they could profit from selling their own Health insurance. Their Medicare members didn't matter to them. Lots of people ripped up their cards.

My wife and I ripped up ours and I called them and told them to take us off all their mailing lists...so did alot of others I know
 
Huh. I'm surprised they'd target a senior citizen special interest group, as the elderly are much more conservative than other groups and have higher voting numbers. I can't figure out the motivation behind this, it seems like the GOP shooting itself in the foot.

And I'm having a hard time resolving their making too much on insurance and fighting against insurance by supporting the health care bill.

Isn't that contradictory?
 
Huh. I'm surprised they'd target a senior citizen special interest group, as the elderly are much more conservative than other groups and have higher voting numbers. I can't figure out the motivation behind this, it seems like the GOP shooting itself in the foot.

Didn't AARP membership go down the toilet over the past couple of years?
 
Huh. I'm surprised they'd target a senior citizen special interest group, as the elderly are much more conservative than other groups and have higher voting numbers. I can't figure out the motivation behind this, it seems like the GOP shooting itself in the foot.

AARP loses members over health care stance - USATODAY.com

Kenyan Tyrants and their Subprime Government Health Care to Nowhere can really piss off those elderly conservatives..........

AARP loses members over health care stance - USATODAY.com
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My wife and I ripped up ours and I called them and told them to take us off all their mailing lists...so did alot of others I know

Did you ever get off their mailing list? I kept returning all their junk back to them with a little note about Obamacare in their no postage necessary envelopes.:devil:
 
I think I actually agree with this probe. If a tax exempt organization sells something, they probably shouldn't be lobbying regarding that something. I also think that when membership is deeply divided over a controversial subject, they should probably bow out of the fray.

The time was simply not ripe for health care reform, and the problems at AARP are a symptom of it. People need to be further into the crisis before they accept the fact of trade offs in an area so emotionally charged.

I hate to see yet another split in America, though. And for this I blame Republican refusal to compromise
 
I think I actually agree with this probe. If a tax exempt organization sells something, they probably shouldn't be lobbying regarding that something. I also think that when membership is deeply divided over a controversial subject, they should probably bow out of the fray.

The time was simply not ripe for health care reform, and the problems at AARP are a symptom of it. People need to be further into the crisis before they accept the fact of trade offs in an area so emotionally charged.

I hate to see yet another split in America, though. And for this I blame Republican refusal to compromise

Refusal to compromise on what?
 
Huh. I'm surprised they'd target a senior citizen special interest group, as the elderly are much more conservative than other groups and have higher voting numbers. I can't figure out the motivation behind this, it seems like the GOP shooting itself in the foot.

The GOP has ALWAYS hated seniors and sees them as moochers. They would love nothing more than to eliminate social security (They have been trying to do it for decades) and screw seniors to benefit their corporate bedbuddies.
 
The GOP has ALWAYS hated seniors and sees them as moochers. They would love nothing more than to eliminate social security (They have been trying to do it for decades) and screw seniors to benefit their corporate bedbuddies.

It was the seniors who were tearing up their AARP cards because they didn't want the HC bill to pass and AARP supported it. They threw their members under the bus.

Conservatives wanted the old people to just go eat dog food if their Medicare got cut.:roll:
 
The GOP has ALWAYS hated seniors and sees them as moochers. They would love nothing more than to eliminate social security (They have been trying to do it for decades) and screw seniors to benefit their corporate bedbuddies.

Just think of the millions that AARP is ****ing the government of.
 
What to do.......

...........do I wave my "No Corporate Welfare (except AARP)" sign........or should I go with "NoTax Cuts for CEOs (except AARP).
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I like the second one. What have those CEO bastards ever done, except the AARP of course?
 
Wow....here we go again...first it was the public workers, now the GOP is seeking to wage war against senior citizens. When will the GOP insanity stop?

House Republicans seek IRS probe of AARP - Yahoo! News

AARP lobbied for the new health care law and now it stands to profit, Republican lawmakers charged Wednesday as they called for the IRS to investigate whether the powerful interest group representing older Americans should be stripped of its federal tax exemption.

This is interesting since old people is one of the republican's core base.
 
This is interesting since old people is one of the republican's core base.

Maybe you should check around on how people left the AARP when they put out their views on obamas healthcare plan. Or how about how expensive their insurance is compared to their competitors. They look after the seniors interests like a self centered mother that is pushing her kid to go be doctor cares for her kids ability to make their own choices.

Btw, if you leave the AARP they never actually figure it out and will continue to treat you like a member. Not sure how they can be this stupid, but yeah, they seem to not understand they aren't getting paid.
 
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