Over three-fourths of Americans think there should be a maximum age limit for elected officials, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey.

  • UFO64@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Just because you don’t like to doesn’t make it a step in the wrong direction stranger.

    You very much lose perspective with age. You nearest you to ask any of the people you listed what concerns a 25 year old they represent. I promise you they haven’t a clue.

    Reasonable limits are reasonable for elected officials. I fly and we age out pilots for this very reason.

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      1 year ago

      You very much lose perspective with age

      I’d argue the opposite. Experience gives perspective. When I was 25 the world was tiny. I could only see what was in front of my nose. I thought I knew what I was doing - I didn’t.

      Sure, at a certain point you lose touch with the new generations. But the leaders of this country aren’t trying to make the best country for 25 year olds. They’re trying to make the best country for everyone. Also, average age is about 40 iirc

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        1 year ago

        But the leaders of this country aren’t trying to make the best country for 25 year olds. They’re trying to make the best country for everyone.

        And they’re failing, because they’re old, and too many of them don’t believe in climate change. It’s not hard. Get all the old people out immediately.