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JustAnotherGen

(38,179 posts)
7. I'm well aware of the actuarial tables
Tue May 27, 2025, 10:07 AM
May 2025

The question remains- is 68 the last age that would be acceptable for a Member of the House to run?

I could make a strong argument that fellow Black women of an age to give birth shouldn't be allowed to serve - because we know our ability to survive childbirth/pregnancy is dismal . . . at best.

Example - should Lauren Underwood and Jasmine Crockett be kept from running? You won't find us in those actuarial tables. Its yet another one of America's dirty little secrets.

Or is that data not allowed to be included? My niece Ayana almost died in NJ at 24 due to pregnancy. Throwing up in her sleep. The doctor said she was young and would be ok. What if someone says that to Rep. Crockett?

One thing I find admirable about the maga Pubs is that tribe sticks together. They never throw away their old or eat their young.

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The Gerontocracy Claim/Lie [View all] JustAnotherGen May 2025 OP
Jan Schakowsky has it right, in my view bucolic_frolic May 2025 #1
Keeping the stent JustAnotherGen May 2025 #2
Yes, I kind of got that, perhaps the journalist was inserting bucolic_frolic May 2025 #8
"The Party needs to think about the future" JustAnotherGen May 2025 #3
Three Dem reps over 70 have died since January Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #4
They don't? JustAnotherGen May 2025 #5
Spend some time with actuarial tables Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #6
I'm well aware of the actuarial tables JustAnotherGen May 2025 #7
Tribalism is not what we need. Nt Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #11
Says Who? JustAnotherGen May 2025 #12
Tribalism requires an in group and an out group Fiendish Thingy May 2025 #15
Tribalism can be used to define JustAnotherGen May 2025 #16
What's the lie? Renew Deal May 2025 #9
The Sky Is Falling JustAnotherGen May 2025 #13
Another thing that people fail to point out is that these older representatives THAT WE, THE PEOPLE, ARE ELECTING... W_HAMILTON May 2025 #18
ITA JustAnotherGen May 2025 #19
K&R brer cat May 2025 #10
Thank you JustAnotherGen May 2025 #14
If they are upset by who we vote to represent us, they should get their lazy asses off social media and EARN OUR VOTE. W_HAMILTON May 2025 #17
Compared to the British House of Commons, yes, it's a gerontocracy muriel_volestrangler May 2025 #20
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