[wita]

I cringe every time I go to register at a motel, as a grey haired person, and see the discount for AARP members. I think something needs to be done about an organization that is so obviously partisan and I would guess a non profit. If a religion were to do what they do, they would be subject to losing their status as a non profit and the advantages that go with it.

I'm betting that discounts for the elderly might be the only reason that people are sucked into giving their money in support of such a mockery of everything the older generation should hold sacred. It became abundantly clear to me during the reign of the Clinton's, what AARP was all about, money and left wing/ liberal politics. The elderly make it all possible.

[YOUGOTIT]

"I would guess a non profit."

Not really they were taken to court and made to pay several million in corporate income tax that they said they did not owe. Further, They receive from the federal government (our tax dollars) approximately $10,000 to $15,000 for job placement for senior citizens. The normal job placement service is approximately 1/3 of that but our congress keeps giving them the money because the AARP will do everything they can to defeat them if they do not vote to give money to the AARP.

It is a sad fact that our congress is bought and paid for by the AARP when it comes to buying votes and giving them money.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I have the same reaction. I always tell the desk clerk that AARP should not rate a discount. Fortunately, there are several other ways to get discount. I am a Federal Employee and frequently can get a discount, even when I am not on TDY. AAA discounts are usually the same.