There are three extremely well-known “non-profit” corporations woven into the fabric of American culture that operate nationwide.

The first is the American Automobile Association, henceforth known as “Triple A” or AAA.  The average American sees AAA as the “club” that provides them with free maps, travel routing, and emergency roadside assistance and many millions pay about fifty dollars a year for these services.  But what is really the main business of AAA?  The answer: Insurance and Travel Agency services. This occurred to me one day while visiting with a friend who works for AAA in Human Resources. I said to him:  “I just realized, AAA is really an insurance company and uses the membership to identify a population of excellent prospects for insurance and cruise sales.”  With a sly grin he said “you got it.”

The second is AARP, which promotes itself as providing services and discounts for “senior citizens” which by AARP standards is anyone over the age of fifty. Members pay about twelve dollars a year to carry an AARP membership card which surely does make many travel and other discounts available to them.  But what is the real business of AARP?  Simple.  It promotes various “partners” (many of whom are insurance providers) and receives royalties or commissions when one of its members buys something from one of them.  My Medicare Advantage plan is AARP branded and even though I am not a member of AARP, the organization even receives a royalty on my membership.

And the third is Planned Parenthood, which positions its primary activity as providing health services unique to women.  For these “health services” such as birth control materials, referrals to providers for various female screenings, and family planning counseling, PP does charge some clients but the vast majority of these costs are borne by state and federal government grant money to the tune of about five hundred million dollars a year.  But what is the real business of Planned Parenthood?  It should be obvious but they do their best to conceal it. It’s three hundred thousand abortions a year for which it charges patients about seven hundred dollars each and no doubt some are performed “pro bono.”  Planned Parenthood uses routine women’s health services to identify a clientele population that are excellent prospects for its main activity which is performing abortions.

How do these three differ?

Triple A charges its members about $50 a year for the towing and map services which identify a clientele population that are excellent prospects for its real businesses which are selling insurance and selling travel agency services (mainly cruises).

AARP charges its members twelve dollars a year to separate age fifty plus affluent people from the rest of the population and who become perfect prospects for the services it promotes and for which it receives commissions and royalties.

And Planned Parenthood? Uncle Sam gives them a half billion dollars a year to underwrite the activities that identify (mostly) young, sexually active, single female clients, the prime market for their real business which is performing abortions that bring in tens of millions of dollars in revenue.

But you say, these are all “non-profits.”  So what’s in it for anyone?  Simple: “Non Profit” does not mean no profits are made.  It means that profits cannot be distributed to owners in the form of dividends. The profits must be used to perpetuate, improve, and grow the enterprise which employs tens of thousands of well-paid workers and executives whose financial lives are dependent on the success of the main businesses of these organizations.

Which presidential candidate can and will articulate these facts as part of his/her campaign to sway the general public away from supporting politicians who are in bed with the abortion business that is Planned Parenthood and which is supported by the taxes of all Americans?