robocall@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoWould you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?message-squaremessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up1557arrow-down122
arrow-up1535arrow-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.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square178fedilink
minus-squareplactagonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·5 months 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-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoIf it’s capped on the other side of your life then it needs to be capped on that side too.
minus-squareM500@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoMaybe once you retire and get your pension you stop voting.
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.
If it’s capped on the other side of your life then it needs to be capped on that side too.
Maybe once you retire and get your pension you stop voting.