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IMO the AARP has long since ceased to represent the interests of the midlife/elderly in this country - If they ever did.

What the AARP IS is a slick marketing funnel for a host of products that might appeal to their membership base such as auto insurance, so-called health insurance, collectibles, and on and on, each offered with a 'Discount' tied to AARP Membership. Simply put, it is a marketing machine that has convinced a large group of people that they should pay for the privilege of mailboxes full of AARP approved offers - nothing more.

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Simply put, it is a marketing machine that has convinced a large group of people that they should pay for the privilege of mailboxes full of AARP approved offers - nothing more.

Exactly, and while they offer these discount deals, the discounts are minuscule, and are offered on programs and products that are still more expensive, even after said discount, than others are before. Much like avis rent a car discounts, as opposed to enterprise. You get better deals without the programs.