AARP Can't Get Behind Social Security Reform

The AARP is mounting a $5 million dollar two-week advertising campaign against social security reform.

Here are some of their plans:

The full-page advertisements, to appear next week in more than 50 newspapers around the country, say the accounts would cause "Social Insecurity."

One advertisement shows a couple in their 40's looking at the reader. "If we feel like gambling, we'll play the slots," the message says.

Now, AARP is huge and usually gets what it wants. Come to think of it, so is my grandmother. Incurring the wrath of one old person is enough:

"Why aren't you married?"
"Why don't I have any grandkids?"
"You should go to church more."
"It's cold in here."
"You shouldn't stay out so late."
"Back in my day...."
"It's four o'clock, are we going to have supper soon?"

I could only imagine hearing the resounding echo of 35 million old people grumbling about not getting their full social security benefits. Our legislators should be running scared.

Read more about where AARP stands on the issue here.