Reply #41: which was kinda ironic

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since Bush's plan promised to shield their members - those over 55. I am glad they opposed it, but their doing so did not seem logical.

My take on AARP is that since they have a lobby, the legislative arena is tilted their way, and against younger workers, who have no equivalent AAWP. I find that examples abound. My city for example, will pay the water bill of everybody who is a) under a certain income and b) over 55. Thus I am 45, make $10,000 a year and pay my own water bill, whereas a senior who makes $18,000 a year would get a subsidy. Homestead credit, food sales tax credit, are eligible for people over 55. People under 55 with lower income - get nothing. Kansas legislature just voted to make social security income tax exempt, even for people making over $55,000 a year. Way to shift the tax burden from non-working older people, to lower income younger working people. Thanks AARP.