As a former AARP member who tried unsuccessfully to influence this gigantic scam of elderly Americans, I URGE SENIORS TO BEWARE THEIR MANY PLOYS AND SO-CALLED OFFERS TO GET YOU TO JOIN THEM -- AARP has become a bureaucratic bunch of pseudo-progressive purveyors of overpriced insurance and ineffective lobbying. One aspect of AARP´s abysmal failure to really represent older Americans is their blatant refusal to really consider vital articles on consumerist themes -- the vaunted AARP MAGAZINE refuses to even receive an entire article, demanding that only a summary be submitted!The AARP website tries to entice seniors by offering all sorts of promotions and offers, while their overpaid staff sit on their hands as to such issues as the urgent need for Advance Directives to become standard practice for aging Americans, particularly those suffering from senile dementia such as Alzheimer´s Disease. AARP is a phony advocate as to real senior issues, and mostly exists to divert the elderly from actually resolving problems! BEWARE
