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The American Association of Retired Persons, as it is formerly known, issued a statement today emphasizing its nonpartisan stance. So if they don't represent what is best for seniors in SS and Medica
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AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING
posted at October 6, 2012 2:01 PM EDT
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The American Association of Retired Persons, as it is formerly known, issued a statement today emphasizing its nonpartisan stance. So if they don't represent what is best for seniors in SS and Medicare at the very least which is important for seniors now and the future seniors.....what is AARP good for and what is their position anyway ? To each his own....but I'm not spending $16 to get discounts I already get anyway, a magazine and an opportunity to purchase insurance if they aren't going to protect our children--grandkids future and that what we have now. . |
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Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING
posted at October 7, 2012 6:47 PM EDT
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In Response to AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING: The American Association of Retired Persons, as it is formerly known, issued a statement today emphasizing its nonpartisan stance. So if they don't represent what is best for seniors in SS and Medicare at the very least which is important for seniors now and the future seniors.....what is AARP good for and what is their position anyway ? To each his own....but I'm not spending $16 to get discounts I already get anyway, a magazine and an opportunity to purchase insurance if they aren't going to protect our children--grandkids future and that what we have now. . Posted by JANMB There are specific rules in play for a 501(c)(3) "non-profits" - if they step over the line, they lose their tax exempt status. AARP has been looked at already by a congressional committee. What you see as what should be their stance might be viewed differently by another group of seniors or even in a different time. The IRS also has a responsibility of doing this with churches - because of their charitable non-profit assignment, they should not be propogating politics - especially candidate picks and endorsements - seems this is happening on both the Republican and Democrat sides. IRS Exemption Requirements Section 501(c)(3) Organizations |
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Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING
posted at October 9, 2012 10:49 AM EDT
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I can understand your post so AARP shouldn't get into the debate about Medicare or Social Securiy at all as these so called religions that are on late night TV stating Obama is the devil's spawn. I wonder if they are paying taxes or where they are getting the money that it cost to be on TV? In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING: In Response to AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING : There are specific rules in play for a 501(c)(3) "non-profits" - if they step over the line, they lose their tax exempt status. AARP has been looked at already by a congressional committee. What you see as what should be their stance might be viewed differently by another group of seniors or even in a different time. The IRS also has a responsibility of doing this with churches - because of their charitable non-profit assignment, they should not be propogating politics - especially candidate picks and endorsements - seems this is happening on both the Republican and Democrat sides. IRS Exemption Requirements Section 501(c)(3) Organizations Posted by GailL1 |
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Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING
posted at October 11, 2012 4:46 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING: I can understand your post so AARP shouldn't get into the debate about Medicare or Social Securiy at all as these so called religions that are on late night TV stating Obama is the devil's spawn. I wonder if they are paying taxes or where they are getting the money that it cost to be on TV? In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING : Posted by creppelrm Pat Robertson showed up in a mid-Atlantic State to endorse Romney and I suppose he pays taxes though. :) You can turn on either one of the two ongoing religious channels and they are full of politics so you get the feeling you are on FOX TV. I guess we have a right not to join AARP and pay the $16 if we don't want to. Originally, AARP said they were supporting Medicare and not privatizing SS... so if that's the case....that's what the Democratic Party stand for. ......and so I don't understand. |
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Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING
posted at October 12, 2012 9:34 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING: I can understand your post so AARP shouldn't get into the debate about Medicare or Social Securiy at all as these so called religions that are on late night TV stating Obama is the devil's spawn. I wonder if they are paying taxes or where they are getting the money that it cost to be on TV? In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING : Posted by creppelrm In order to know if an organization is set up as a 501(c)(3) or any other type of 501(c) organization, you would have to know how they are set up under the IRS rules. I don't know about the TV evangelist. I think many times people think that something is set up one way (charitable) and it may not be. That is exactly why you are suppose to get a letter from organizations that you (charitably) give to - they are suppose to identify themselves, their contirbution tax deductibility (or not) status, the amount and date. |
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Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING
posted at October 12, 2012 1:32 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING: Well there is this Preacher in I think West Va. who's conservative views got him on 60 Minutes. He states that this Earth was made by God for the sole purpose for man to exploit it regardless of what means jack hammer, bulldozer, dynamite, any means possible. His biggest contributor to his church is Big Oil. Do you really think he is worried about paying taxes? QUOTE]In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING : In order to know if an organization is set up as a 501(c)(3) or any other type of 501(c) organization, you would have to know how they are set up under the IRS rules. I don't know about the TV evangelist. I think many times people think that something is set up one way (charitable) and it may not be. That is exactly why you are suppose to get a letter from organizations that you (charitably) give to - they are suppose to identify themselves, their contirbution tax deductibility (or not) status, the amount and date. Posted by GailL1[/QUOTE] |
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Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING
posted at October 14, 2012 12:23 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING: In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING : Well there is this Preacher in I think West Va. who's conservative views got him on 60 Minutes. He states that this Earth was made by God for the sole purpose for man to exploit it regardless of what means jack hammer, bulldozer, dynamite, any means possible. His biggest contributor to his church is Big Oil. Do you really think he is worried about paying taxes? Posted by creppelrm The discussion is about tax exemption as defined by the IRS and what they can and cannot do under the status, particularly of the political endorsement type. What do you think of regular minister that use their Sunday pulpit to preach with a political leaning stance to their congregation? Anybody can give money or whatever to any organization or individual they want - it is not the giving part that is regulated but the tax deductibility under charitable giving that the IRS monitors. |
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Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING
posted at October 14, 2012 9:27 PM EDT
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You know Gail1, I don't go to church as regular as I should and am not a model Catholic as I should be. Because there are some things that I just don't agree with what the church takes a stand on. Will that keep me out of heaven? I don't know? After all Church is a hospital for sinners not a sanctuary for Saints. Man has made religions, not God. Will I continue being a Catholic? Yes I will. I was born a Catholic. But when I do go to church the only thing our priest has said is for God to bless our leaders and pray for them to make the right decisions. In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING: In Response to Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING : The discussion is about tax exemption as defined by the IRS and what they can and cannot do under the status, particularly of the political endorsement type. What do you think of regular minister that use their Sunday pulpit to preach with a political leaning stance to their congregation? Anybody can give money or whatever to any organization or individual they want - it is not the giving part that is regulated but the tax deductibility under charitable giving that the IRS monitors. Posted by GailL1 |
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Re: AARP says it DOESN"T STAND FOR ANYTHING
posted at October 15, 2012 10:48 PM EDT
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He is antichristian; Acts of preferentialism for Islam: May 2009 – While Obama does not host any National Day of Prayer event at the White House, he does host White House Iftar dinners in honor of Ramadan. April 2010 – Christian leader Franklin Graham is disinvited from the Pentagon’s National Day of Prayer Event because of complaints from the Muslim community. April 2010 – The Obama administration requires rewriting of government documents and a change in administration vocabulary to remove terms that are deemed offensive to Muslims, including jihad, jihadists, terrorists, radical Islamic, etc. August 2010 – Obama speaks with great praise of Islam and condescendingly of Christianity. August 2010 – Obama went to great lengths to speak out on multiple occasions on behalf of building an Islamic mosque at Ground Zero, while at the same time he was silent about a Christian church being denied permission to rebuild at that location. 2010 – While every White House traditionally issues hundreds of official proclamations and statements on numerous occasions, this White House avoids traditional Biblical holidays and events but regularly recognizes major Muslim holidays, as evidenced by its 2010 statements on Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Hajj, and Eid-ul-Adha. October 2011 – Obama’s Muslim advisers block Middle Eastern Christians’ access to the White House. February 2012 – The Obama administration makes effulgent apologies for Korans being burned by the U. S. military, 51 but when Bibles were burned by the military, numerous reasons were offered why it was the right thing to do. Acts of hostility toward people of Biblical faith: April 2008 – Obama speaks disrespectfully of Christians, saying they “cling to guns or religion” and have an “antipathy to people who aren’t like them.” February 2009 – Obama announces plans to revoke conscience protection for health workers who refuse to participate in medical activities that go against their beliefs, and fully implements the plan in February 2011. April 2009 – When speaking at Georgetown University, Obama orders that a monogram symbolizing Jesus’ name be covered when he is making his speech. May 2009 – Obama declines to host services for the National Prayer Day (a day established by federal law) at the White House. April 2009 – In a deliberate act of disrespect, Obama nominated three pro-abortion ambassadors to the Vatican; of course, the pro-life Vatican rejected all three. October 19, 2010 – Obama begins deliberately omitting the phrase about “the Creator” when quoting the Declaration of Independence – an omission he has made on no less than seven occasions. November 2010 – Obama misquotes the National Motto, saying it is “E pluribus unum” rather than “In God We Trust” as established by federal law. January 2011 – After a federal law was passed to transfer a WWI Memorial in the Mojave Desert to private ownership, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that the cross in the memorial could continue to stand, but the Obama administration refused to allow the land to be transferred as required by law, and refused to allow the cross to be re-erected as ordered by the Court. February 2011 – Although he filled posts in the State Department, for more than two years Obama did not fill the post of religious freedom ambassador, an official that works against religious persecution across the world; he filled it only after heavy pressure from the public and from Congress. April 2011 – For the first time in American history, Obama urges passage of a non-discrimination law that does not contain hiring protections for religious groups, forcing religious organizations to hire according to federal mandates without regard to the dictates of their own faith, thus eliminating conscience protection in hiring. August 2011 – The Obama administration releases its new health care rules that override religious conscience protections for medical workers in the areas of abortion and contraception |
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