Perhaps we should:
…William Josephson, former head of the New York Law Department Charities Bureau, recently told a joint hearing of House Ways and Means subcommittees that a report from Representatives Wally Herger (R-California) and Dave Reichert (R-Washington) gives reason for Congress, the IRS, and the Government Accountability Office to investigate AARP.
The Republican congressmen claim that AARP is a billion-dollar, for-profit organization where commercial interests outweigh those of its members, and that AARP stands to make huge profits off ObamaCare by adding seniors to Medigap plans upon the loss of Medicare advantage plans…
AARP presents itself as a non-partisan group dedicated to advancing the cause of older Americans – and, for the most part, that is how AARP is treated both by the MSM and the politicians. But AARP’s support for ObamaCare – which is, at best, flawed and doesn’t offer much long-term hope for seniors in the matter of health care – should have rung alarm bells. It does indicate that AARP has ceased to be a non-partisan, advocacy group and has, instead, just become another locus of power and money in DC which is just looking after itself. Only an investigation can settle the matter.
Additionally, we do need to figure out some way to both allow such groups their fair say in political debates without risking them becoming the merest of hidebound, self-serving interests. One thought might be to ban such groups from selling insurance, but then you realize that groups like the Knights of Columbus sell insurance, too. It is tricky to figure out. And, so, initially, our task is just to find out the facts – does AARP have a vested interest in the changes of ObamaCare? Will AARP stand to increase its wealth if ObamaCare is fully implemented? Did such considerations cause AARP to back ObamaCare? These are the questions we need answers to – and I hope Congress will get them for us. We cannot afford to have a group working for itself while living in the public mind as a selfless advocacy group.
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