Actuarial: 78 yo male - dying wi 1 year 4.83%; dying wi 5 year 26.41% nt

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20. So older age and experience doesn't count for much. This geriatric crowd, remember,

are your parents, grandparents, etc. I know that you know this fact already. That's okay, I do respect your opinion, and probably thought the same myself at one time, when I was younger.

Speaking for myself, we have been around for a little while, and have tried doing our best over the years (in general elections and ALL other elections too). We do have lots of experience and wisdom to offer. Please do consider all ages for elected offices. Most people are good no matter what their age is. And, I'd like to think that all of us, regardless of age, would do the best for the rest of us, no matter what. We all have value, at all ages.

Also, there are age discrimination laws on the books for older people...otherwise, they would never get rehired again heaven forbid they lose their jobs. BUT...in reality, these so called age discrimination laws don't have teeth. Quite a few of my 'older' friends (over 50+, and me too), who have lost their jobs (I didn't, thank god), have had a very difficult time finding a job (most of them actually). No excuse is ever given either when they are not hired.

So, even though there are age discrimination laws on the books, they sadly don't have a bite to them, it seems, since it is so difficult to prove age discrimination. A very sad fact. Some of my older friends, desperate to find a job, are janitors, work at McDonald's, etc. (I am not knocking these kinds of jobs, I'm just highlighting the downsizing of these older people's original jobs to more manual jobs). They do it a lot of times because they are not quite old enough to collect their social security (or they don't want to yet), or to pay for their health insurance. Some of them just plain given up in searching for a job. Really sad.

Take care!