AARP Not Amused by Republican ARP Group
From Times Wire Reports
AARP, the advocacy group for people age 50 and older that opposes diverting Social Security taxes into private accounts, is irked about a new organization with a similar name that is advocating the changes.
The new group, to be led by Republicans Jack Kemp and Dick Armey, is called Alliance for Retirement Prosperity, or ARP.
“Gee, what a coincidence,” said AARP’s John Rother.
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