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

  • Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Younger. We want people who have decades left to live with the decisions they make.

    1. 45 even.
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      1 year ago

      I’d argue (as a 54 year old, naturally), that you need experienced people in these positions.

      Capping it at 45 would mean you have a 10 year window on public service, 35 to 45. That won’t work.

      At the same time, too old, and they don’t comprehend what they’re legislating. I’m not sure I would be competent to write laws on AI, and I’ve been working in tech for 30 years.

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        I would argue you don’t. You need to make mistakes. We aren’t making mistakes everything thrown out these days is gridlocked.

        We should be piloting things and changing things with lessons learned. Except people are so set in their ways they want to keep things the same even though a vast majority of things have been and will continue to get worse in every state of the country.