SpringMango@lemmy.world to USpolitics@lemmy.world · edit-211 months agoMitch McConnell’s ‘sandbag’ moment stokes anxiety over US gerontocracyarchive.isexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkMitch McConnell’s ‘sandbag’ moment stokes anxiety over US gerontocracyarchive.isSpringMango@lemmy.world to USpolitics@lemmy.world · edit-211 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareATQcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up43·11 months agoMaybe a collection of old folks that would be completely unemployable in any other field shouldn’t be running the country?
minus-squarerobocall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·11 months agoThey can all be Walmart greeters in their home states
minus-squareflop_leash_973@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 months agoA certain number of hours a month/year doing something like that should be a requirement to be a representative in my opinion. As things are elected officials are allowed to be to detached from those they are supposed to be representing.
minus-squareFReddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoAgree. It’s partly the age, but also the wealth. I have to work for a living. They do not represent me.
Maybe a collection of old folks that would be completely unemployable in any other field shouldn’t be running the country?
They can all be Walmart greeters in their home states
A certain number of hours a month/year doing something like that should be a requirement to be a representative in my opinion. As things are elected officials are allowed to be to detached from those they are supposed to be representing.
Agree. It’s partly the age, but also the wealth.
I have to work for a living. They do not represent me.