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AARP's
stated mission is to represent the interests of retirees. That's
why we were shocked and angered to learn that AARP has been secretly
funding the right-wing, anti-retiree American Legislative Exchange
Council (ALEC) since 2014.
ALEC's
agenda includes many proposals that would be a nightmare for
seniors, including privatizing Social Security, gutting pension
plans, and turning Medicare over to insurance companies.
ALEC also supports laws that would make prescription drug prices
even higher — no surprise since giant pharmaceutical corporations
are some of ALEC's biggest donors.
No
organization that claims to represent retirees should be anywhere
near ALEC, let alone funding them. Join us in calling on AARP to
immediately end its financial support of ALEC and repudiate the
group.
ALEC
is so extreme that corporations like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft
have ended all ties with the group. In addition to big pharma, much
of ALEC's funding comes from the billionaire Koch Brothers. The
Kochs have spent decades working to destroy Social Security and
Medicare to fulfill their extremist anti-government, pro-Wall Street
agenda.
Sign
our petition: AARP must immediately end any and all ties with the
anti-senior ALEC.
Thank
you,
Michael
Phelan
Social
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