It turns out that AARP is in on the swindle in Washington to expand health care subsidies that will enrich the health insurers – like UnitedHealth.

And they are getting paid handsomely for it. Buried in the notes to AARP’s most recent financial statement was this revelation:

This massive sum was discovered by Chris Jacobs, who publishes an annual report on AARP finances for American Commitment.

This chart from the report should make it clear to every policymaker that when AARP speaks, it represents UnitedHealth, not seniors. It also explains why it has been so difficult to accomplish conservative health care reform objectives – AARP has the funds to outspend right-of-center advocacy groups by multiple orders of magnitude.