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bucolic_frolic

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5. Wisdom comes with age

Reply to discocrisco01 (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2022, 07:47 PM

Jun 2022

I believe politicians can be too young for office too. In our shallow mass media age they learn to emulate the immediately previous generation before they've felt the ups and downs of political, electoral, economic, market cycles so they could make their own judgments.

Term limits are the answer though.

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SC Democrat seeks age limit for 'geriatric' politicians [View all] discocrisco01 Jun 2022 OP

who was it said that youth has the speed but age knows all the shortcuts...? samnsara Jun 2022 #1

"Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." Ocelot II Jun 2022 #2

key word being Quanto Magnus Jun 2022 #10

Bill Maher nailed it on Friday. BidenRocks Jun 2022 #3

If this was the case at the national level, neither Biden or Trump could run in 2024. patphil Jun 2022 #4

Wisdom comes with age bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #5

Well, we DO have lower age limits for some offices. And YES to term limits! oldsoftie Jun 2022 #7

That is not something I would expect in a democracy Progressive dog Jun 2022 #6

Age discrimination is everywhere ripcord Jun 2022 #8

Almost 60% of Americans support an upper age limit. former9thward Jun 2022 #9

This should Quanto Magnus Jun 2022 #11