We live in a Gerontocracy

Micky Mikey

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I was thinking about this yesterday. The idea that we have people running the country who probably wont even be around 10 years from now is absurd. How can we expect 70 and 80 year olds (besides Bernie) to work in our interest when they really don't have a vested interest in the future. We'll all be in our 50s and 60s, navigating through a world ravaged by climate change, resource scarcity, and conflict while these old heads will be long gone completely absolved from the consequences of their actions.
 

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I was thinking about this yesterday. The idea that we have people running the country who probably wont even be around 10 years from now is absurd. How can we expect 70 and 80 year olds (besides Bernie) to work in our interest when they really don't have a vested interest in the future. We'll all be in our 50s and 60s, navigating through a world ravaged by climate change, resource scarcity, and conflict while these old heads will be long gone completely absolved from the consequences of their actions.
This really isn't normal in other countries either.
 
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