This is exactly why I have always been against the people staying in office until they die. There should be an age limit regardless of good health. I don't believe anyone over 70 should be in office within the government.
This would have included DJT although he seems to be in great health, the fact cannot be argued that he is legally a senior citizen. Things that would be minor and insignificant for someone younger could be potentially a real issue for someone very old.
Congress, Senate, President, Supreme Court, none of them should have elderly people running our government. It's not a knock against old people but people over 70 are far more at risk of the seemingly endless variety of ways people can die.
There needs to be a cut off somewhere because all these people in government that are there until they literally die is just not good for those types of positions of power that can affect all of us and the entire world. I just used 70 as a general age since that's around when most people retire.
It's not a knock on old people, I'm 42 so eventually I'll be old. We see a pattern of people staying in congress, senate, supreme court until they literally die and that is literally. People shouldn't be allowed to stay in those types of positions in government until the day they die.
It can be argued that president of the USA is the most powerful person on the planet so wouldn't it be good to have presidents that are not considered senior citizens? It's just a simple fact in life that everything in the body wears down as we age and someone in their 70s will not typically be as capable as someone in their 50s or 60s.
There are instances where young people are worse off but that's not very common. Typically people are thinking about and planning retirement from work by time they reach 70 and often even before 70.
This is exactly why I have always been against the people staying in office until they die. There should be an age limit regardless of good health. I don't believe anyone over 70 should be in office within the government.
This would have included DJT although he seems to be in great health, the fact cannot be argued that he is legally a senior citizen. Things that would be minor and insignificant for someone younger could be potentially a real issue for someone very old.
Congress, Senate, President, Supreme Court, none of them should have elderly people running our government. It's not a knock against old people but people over 70 are far more at risk of the seemingly endless variety of ways people can die.
I agree but there are 50 year old people in worse shape than a lot of 80 year old's.
There needs to be a cut off somewhere because all these people in government that are there until they literally die is just not good for those types of positions of power that can affect all of us and the entire world. I just used 70 as a general age since that's around when most people retire.
I still agree with you. Term limits at the very least, are necessary. A career in "public service" becomes "self-service" after a few years.
It's not a knock on old people, I'm 42 so eventually I'll be old. We see a pattern of people staying in congress, senate, supreme court until they literally die and that is literally. People shouldn't be allowed to stay in those types of positions in government until the day they die.
It can be argued that president of the USA is the most powerful person on the planet so wouldn't it be good to have presidents that are not considered senior citizens? It's just a simple fact in life that everything in the body wears down as we age and someone in their 70s will not typically be as capable as someone in their 50s or 60s.
There are instances where young people are worse off but that's not very common. Typically people are thinking about and planning retirement from work by time they reach 70 and often even before 70.
Disagree with a cutoff or an age limit. Older minds are valuable minds.
America has a problem with aging as it is. You don't need more social pressure.
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