robocall@lemmy.worldcake to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoWould you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?message-squaremessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1556arrow-down122
arrow-up1534arrow-down1message-squareWould you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?robocall@lemmy.worldcake to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square177fedilink
minus-squareplactagoniclinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 month agoI 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.
minus-squareM500@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoMaybe once you retire and get your pension you stop voting.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoIf it’s capped on the other side of your life then it needs to be capped on that side too.
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.
Maybe once you retire and get your pension you stop voting.
If it’s capped on the other side of your life then it needs to be capped on that side too.