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Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-19-03 10:12 AM
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Here is a semi-response I received from AARP regarding my cancellation
Edited on Wed Nov-19-03 10:13 AM by Bandit
of my membership.

"Thank you for your recent communication. Your concerns are very
important to us at AARP. Please be assured that we will prepare a
response for you as quickly as possible."

"Please do not reply to this message. This email address is not
monitored for responses."
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LittleApple81 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-19-03 11:24 AM
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1. I got a lengthier response:
E-mail sent by me:

If you are going to worry more about your Republican friends, the drug industry, your own insurance business, and your own prospects within the corporate-robbers society, resign and let somebody who has seniors' interests at heart take the leadership of this institution.
If nothing is done, I am going to cancel my membership and campaign among my >friends so that they cancel theirs too.

Membership Number ************
__________________________

AARP’S ANSWER:

William Novelli has asked me to thank you for contacting AARP about
our position in the current debate on Medicare coverage of
prescription drugs. As you may know, AARP has endorsed the
bipartisan Medicare bill offered by the conference committee, which
includes a voluntary prescription drug benefit for everyone in
Medicare.

We believe that millions of older Americans and their families will be
helped by this legislation. The bill is not perfect, but the
legislation represents an historic breakthrough and important
milestone in the nation's commitment to strengthen and expand health
security for its citizens at a time when it is sorely needed.

The bill will provide the following:

- Prescription drug coverage at little cost to those who need it most:
people with low incomes, including those who depend on Social Security
for all or most of their income;
- Substantial relief for those with very high drug costs, and modest
relief for millions more;
- A substantial increase in protections for retiree benefits; and
- New mechanisms to push down prescription drug prices.

An unprecedented $88 billion will encourage employers to maintain
existing health retiree benefits. The legislation will also help speed
generic drugs to market and add important new preventive and chronic
care management services. This legislation helps to protect poor
seniors from future soaring prescription drug costs.

AARP is a strong advocate for expanding Medicare to cover prescription
drugs, but your help can make us even stronger. We encourage you to
call and to write your elected representatives immediately, to let him
or her know that you support measures that add an adequate, affordable
prescription drug benefit to Medicare.

Addresses for written correspondence are:

The Honorable (name) The Honorable (name)
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20515

I hope this information is helpful to you. If AARP staff can assist
you in the future with any issue, product or service, please do not
hesitate to contact us.

Karen
Member Service
Member@aarp.org
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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-19-03 11:28 AM
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2. feel the propaganda? "AARP has endorsed the bipartisan Medicare bill"
there is no bipartisanship involved.

take note, the GOP now controls AARP
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