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I found Kimberley Strassel's September 21st opinion piece on AARP's hidden involvement in the passage of Obamacare to be deeply discouraging. Not only did AARP management disregard the pervasive
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AARP Support for Obamacare - WSJ Article
posted at September 21, 2012 12:15 PM EDT
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I found Kimberley Strassel's September 21st opinion piece on AARP's hidden involvement in the passage of Obamacare to be deeply discouraging. Not only did AARP management disregard the pervasive wishes of its members to pursue its own political objectives, it appears that they also cynically "managed" their Board to stay out of their way. Having served on a number of Boards over the years, I understand the negative consequences to an organization when management considers their Board something to be "managed" out of their way, rather than seeing them as the true rudder for their organization. Notwithstanding my dissappointment at the way in which AARP management served as a tool for the Obama Whitehouse, I'm more deeply concerned about how this situation has shed some light on the poor state of governance within the leadership of the AARP. |
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Re: AARP Support for Obamacare - WSJ Article
posted at September 21, 2012 2:16 PM EDT
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I've always wondered how AARP leadership is chosen. It's certainly not voted upon by its members. Response to AARP Support for Obamacare - WSJ Article: I found Kimberley Strassel's September 21st opinion piece on AARP's hidden involvement in the passage of Obamacare to be deeply discouraging. Not only did AARP management disregard the pervasive wishes of its members to pursue its own political objectives, it appears that they also cynically "managed" their Board to stay out of their way. Having served on a number of Boards over the years, I understand the negative consequences to an organization when management considers their Board something to be "managed" out of their way, rather than seeing them as the true rudder for their organization. Notwithstanding my dissappointment at the way in which AARP management served as a tool for the Obama Whitehouse, I'm more deeply concerned about how this situation has shed some light on the poor state of governance within the leadership of the AARP. Posted by Rodwin |
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Re: AARP Support for Obamacare - WSJ Article
posted at September 21, 2012 2:24 PM EDT
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Just reading these post you are the minority Labrat. You write a lot that means nothing. In Response to Re: AARP Support for Obamacare - WSJ Article: I've always wondered how AARP leadership is chosen. It's certainly not voted upon by its members. Response to AARP Support for Obamacare - WSJ Article : Posted by Labrat64 |
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Re: AARP Support for Obamacare - WSJ Article
posted at September 21, 2012 3:33 PM EDT
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Rodwin, It may be because The Affordable Care Act is actually estimated to save $716 Billion over 10 years, ( according to the Non- Partisan Congressional Budget Office) not steals $716 Billion from Medicare as some would have you believe. No longer will people be denied because of pre-existing conditions and no more caps. I have a friend with a beautiful child, who has needed several operations in the first few years and they are half way to their cap. They thanked God when Obamacare came to light, because now they dont have to worry about going bankrupt or selling their home to pay for additional operations that may be needed. It's easy to forget about how bad some people have it, to no fault of their own. I dont want to live in a Nation that turns its back on those who need help back up.Response to AARP Support for Obamacare - WSJ Article: I found Kimberley Strassel's September 21st opinion piece on AARP's hidden involvement in the passage of Obamacare to be deeply discouraging. Not only did AARP management disregard the pervasive wishes of its members to pursue its own political objectives, it appears that they also cynically "managed" their Board to stay out of their way. Having served on a number of Boards over the years, I understand the negative consequences to an organization when management considers their Board something to be "managed" out of their way, rather than seeing them as the true rudder for their organization. Notwithstanding my dissappointment at the way in which AARP management served as a tool for the Obama Whitehouse, I'm more deeply concerned about how this situation has shed some light on the poor state of governance within the leadership of the AARP.
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