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

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    1 year ago

    Or it’s a step in no direction and doesn’t actually do anything. Realistically a step in no direction is a step in the wrong direction because of opportunity cost - time spent that could have been spent doing something useful.

    The idea behind a minimum age is that there is a certain experience that you get as you age. 25 year olds simply don’t have it. A max limit doesn’t make sense using that reasoning - you don’t lose experience as you age.

    However, I agree that it’s inconsistent to have one and not the other. I say remove both - let the people decide who they want to vote for.

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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.