AARP Blasted As Out Of Touch, Past Its Prime

WASHINGTON, DC—A coalition of young professionals criticized the American Association of Retired Persons at a press conference Monday, calling the organization “woefully out of step with the general public.” “These AARPsters are the old guard of a bygone era, and it’s time to bring them down,” said Troy Hebner, president of the organization Stop The Aged, which aims to lessen the AARP’s lobbying power. “A full 100 percent of their membership is over age 55. Many of them no longer even work. What could their views on Social Security and health insurance have to do with us?” In December, Stop The Aged made headlines by threatening to file a $1 billion age-discrimination lawsuit against the AARP.