I have no idea what the "R" stands for in AARP. It certainly does not stand for "Retired."
The AARP seems to promote benefits for the elderly needy who never saved or paid their own way, but not for those who worked and saved, then retired.This month's AARP Bulletin article "What Tax Reform Will Look Like" suggests replacing the income tax with a consumption tax. Those of us who worked, saved and retired now pay less in income tax because we no longer work, but we spend much more on healthcare and hiring others to do what we can no longer do.We paid tax on our earnings, including what went to Social Security. Now we pay taxes on what we receive and would really be hit if the AARP writer has his way. In addition, the cost-of-living adjustment does not begin to cover the actual cost for us old folks.-- Gardner Davis, GranburyHave more to add? News tip? Tell us
