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Yes, America is stressed about the single largest source of retirement savings - our homes. This is especially true when too many people are faced with losing them, as we are seeing in today's fragile economy. The Senate passed housing legislation today that just doesn't do enough. While there are…
Troubling poll numbers on how middle class Americans feel about their lives, according to a new poll out from the Pew Research Center. One-third of those who responded to the poll believe they are worse off than five years ago - the highest number over the last 50 years.
Feeling secure about personal finances is tough for everyone right now. Home values are dropping, the stock market is volatile, and the price of food and gas keeps rising. One of the ways to dodge the bullet is to plan and be smart about your dough. According to the Wall Street Journal, even…
Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Senator John Edwards, has endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton's health care plan. You may recall that I blogged about her tousle with Senator McCain earlier this week. In announcing her support this morning on Good Morning America, she mentioned the mandates that…
Yesterday, Jamie Lee Curtis was on Oprah dishing about being 50 plus and about posing for the AARP Magazine cover. Check it out!
Last week there was talk on the campaign trail about health care with a back and forth between Elizabeth Edwards and McCain advisor Douglas Holtz-Eakin. Now most of this is inside partisan sniping over if Senator McCain's plan would cover preexisting conditions, but media attention has the McCain…
Over at Back in Skinny Jeans, Stephanie marvels at just what Madonna does at nearly 50 (her birthday's in August). Her new video, Four Minutes (with Justin Timberlake), is worth a look if you want to see the epitome of defying the stereotype. Check out her site to enjoy her moves.
Medicare and Keeping it Fair. I wrote about AARP's efforts last week and this week. The good news is that you are on it. I hear that we've had 160,000 petitions signed, sealed and delivered. Keep it up!
Last week I wrote about Medicare and today I will write about it again. New website launched today where you can call on Congress to keep Medicare fair. This new website is also part of a larger effort that will include advertising, an article in the AARP Bulletin, and action by AARP's legions of…
Here's the scoop from Florida AARP's Carmel Perez-Snyder: