Republicans are grappling with public polls showing the public places more blame on them, rather than the Democrats, for the shutdown, even as they argue they have the moral high ground in the shutdown fight.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republicans stress that they put no partisan poison pills in a GOP-crafted, House-passed stopgap to fund the government through Nov. 21. Democrats in the Senate have repeatedly blocked that bill as they demand that Republicans first negotiate with them on health care issues, particularly on enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expiring at the end of the year.
Poll after poll finds that slightly more Americans think Republicans are to blame for the shutdown than who think Democrats are at fault.
I’m not sure that would be a good idea because in the future, life expectancy could change. With advancement in medicine, there could be a time in the future when the average 80 year old is just as capable as the average 40 year old
It could potentially be handled like how we (should) handle minimum wage laws, adjusting for lived reality every so often.
Could be, but it’s rather speculative to legislate on that in the current.
I think it’s healthy for politics to have more youthful individuals in the mix. And I think it’s also important that the elderly are protected from themselves (thinking about McConnell and Feinstein).
If there’s a minimum age, because of competence, there should be a maximum. It can then always debated about suspending that or raising the age if it’s medically appropriate. But if rather see people retire in good health and spending time with their grandchildren.