The Ruthless Podcast highlighted our new survey with McLaughlin & Associates that polled 800 55+ older Americans on their views of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Listen to a portion of the show where Ruthless discusses our survey findings on seniors’ disapproval of the Democrats’ IRA here!
Learn MoreCONTACT: Stephen Manfredi [email protected] Nearly 80% View IRA as a Failure & Over 90% Oppose Using Medicare Rx Savings to Fund Unrelated Spending Before Major Drug Cost Provisions for Medicare Beneficiaries are Implemented Washington, D.C. — August 29, 2023 — As part of its Commitment to Seniors initiative, American Commitment released a new national survey conducted among 800 likely voters who are 55 and older. The poll was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates. The findings…
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AARP is supposed to be a public advocate for older Americans, championing policies that improve their quality of life and stopping those that would adversely affect them. But instead, its actions and priorities increasingly seem more aligned with its corporate financial partners. There is no greater example of AARP’s lost purpose than its determined political lobbying to push the Inflation Reduction Act through Congress.
Learn MoreAmerican Commitment President Phil Kerpen joined The Steve Gruber Show to discuss our new survey with McLaughlin & Associates that polled 1600 55+ older Americans on their views of AARP. Listen to a portion of the show where Phil discusses our findings here!
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A major “deficit reduction” measure in Biden’s scam “Inflation Acceleration Act” was to impose price controls on new patented pharmaceutical drugs. This was supposed to SAVE the government more than $200 billion over the next decade, and lower Medicare costs. But Tomas Philipson, an economist at the University of Chicago has found that Americans will suffer “health losses valued at $18 trillion” due to such factors as lost years of life, due to delaying the introduction of…
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A poll commissioned by American Commitment, a conservative-leaning advocacy group, showed that 80 percent of older voters fear the prescription drug reforms included in President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act will negatively impact drug innovation while 14 percent of those voters think it will lower their drug costs.
Learn MoreNew Poll Shows Vast Majority of Seniors and AARP’s Own Members Disagree with AARP’s Advocacy Activities in View of IRA’s Impact on Older Americans & AARP’s Corporate Financial Relationships Washington, D.C. — June 1, 2023 — As part of its Commitment to Seniors initiative, American Commitment today released a new national survey conducted among 1,600 likely voters who are 55 and older, including nearly 700 identifying AARP members. The poll was conducted by McLaughlin & Associates from April…
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There was little doubt that President Joe Biden would claim the ludicrously named Inflation Reduction Act as an accomplishment in his State of the Union address. American seniors ought to be outraged that he did. And they should be equally outraged with the AARP, the self-proclaimed advocate for older Americans, whose aggressive advocacy for the misguided spending bill possibly served as the political lynchpin ensuring its passage.
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