Man down!
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I can't think of a single other occupation with so many septuagenarians and octogenarians still working.
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Yup, an upper age limit would not be a bad idea. You must be XX (maybe 70) years old at the beginning of your term, whatever position you are in.
Should apply to judges also.
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The more interesting question is why they seem so reluctant to retire.
I was only joking
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I'm sure I would make a better congressperson today at age 70 than I would have been 30 years ago at age 40.
I'm sure I would make a better congressperson today at age 70 than I would have been 30 years ago at age 40.
I'm sure, but you may be above average in that. I think it is the energy to do the job more than anything.
The more interesting question is why they seem so reluctant to retire.
Power. It is tough to give up. People "fawn" over you, and it is not because of you, but because of what you do. Once you leave that position, you are just "ordinary". Most politicians have a very big ego, and becoming "ordinary" is hard for them to take.
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The more interesting question is why they seem so reluctant to retire.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Man down!:
The more interesting question is why they seem so reluctant to retire.
People love power? Some think they are doing good. Who knows. I'm going to retire as soon as humanly possible... hopefully the stock market will get artificially inflated by Trump and Vance for 12 years and then in 2035 I'll just switch it all to bonds before the Great Depressing Recession! MAGA more like MDGA!
