60 Plus Association

The 60 Plus American Association of Senior Citizens is an American conservative advocacy group founded in 1992 and based in Alexandria, Virginia. Its stated purpose is to promote solutions to seniors' issues that are grounded in free markets, less government, and less taxes.[1] The organization is pro-Republican Party.[2] The organization is known for its advocacy for the privatization of Social Security and senior citizen health programs, as well as its opposition to the estate tax.[3] The organization has been funded by Charles and David Koch (of Koch Industries).[3] Although the organization did have ties to Koch family in the past, they said in 2022 that there have been no contributions from anyone in the Koch network for well over a decade.[4]

  1. ^ About 60 Plus
  2. ^ Wallsten, Peter (April 22, 2011). "Republicans facing tough questions over Medicare overhaul in budget plan". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  3. ^ a b Skocpol, Theda; Hertel-Fernandez, Alexander (2016). "The Koch Network and Republican Party Extremism". Perspectives on Politics. 14 (3): 681–699. doi:10.1017/S1537592716001122. ISSN 1537-5927. S2CID 151828032.
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