EMPIRE OF THE OLD

Your toadying article on the American Assn. of Retired Persons (“Empire of the Old,” by David DeVoss, Feb. 12) was sickening. This is the group that supported the Catastrophic Coverage Act and was responsible in great part for its passing. This detrimental act is costing seniors millions of dollars in extra taxes each year at rates to increase annually.

AARP is also the organization that was against equitable Social Security payments for “notch babies” (born 1917-1921), who can get $100 less monthly than those born before or after.

Your cover picture and title, “Empire of the Old,” should have been titled “Empire of the Gold.” AARP leadership and officers are not helping members, merely themselves.

BARBARA NOLTE

Cherry Valley