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Would you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why? (self.asklemmy)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I heard even more radical proposal (not in us) - cap the voting age. Reason is simple, by voting you decide about future, how can pensioners who, frankly, will die soon can reasonably decide about my future if I am 20 yo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

If it's capped on the other side of your life then it needs to be capped on that side too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Maybe once you retire and get your pension you stop voting.