Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is 90 years old, is being treated at a hospital in Iowa for an infection, his office announced Tuesday.
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is 90 years old, is being treated at a hospital in Iowa for an infection, his office announced Tuesday.
Think about the 80 and 90 year olds in your life.
Now imagine them making laws and policy and regulations on things like tiktok, social media, artificial intelligence, student loans, minimum wage, housing or literally anything that impacts the millions of people under 40.
He’s been in office longer than people under 40 have been alive. He was born in 1933. He legit remembers WWII (in his lucid moments). He could have purchased a home from a Sears catalog with his paper route money.
Being old doesn’t necessarily mean you are out of touch–it could just mean you are wise and have tons of experience but add in the fact that you are an old senator who has been in office since 1981–and I can almost certainly say you are out of touch.
What do you have in common with the average Iowan at this point? Would could you possibly have in common?
In fairness, they’re mostly just in position to hit the “Yes”/“No” buttons. The actual written policy is produced by think tanks and lobbyists, then passed on to the legislators to submit under their own names.