Are Americans Too Old?

6 pointsposted 10 hours ago
by littlexsparkee
(newyorker.com)

9 Comments

throwfaraway4

8 hours ago

"It's fair to say that 80 percent of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go,"

- Obama telling the truth

musicale

an hour ago

Let go of ... meaningful existence?

Who could object to that.

woondrFall

an hour ago

Few are engaged in anything meaningful for the future of the species

And if you are going to argue "well for them their lives are still meaningful"

So it is for the youth they exploit and expropriate to prop up their wealth

They can go build bird houses and fly kites. The whole "line go up thing" is just a hallucinated meaningful effort

damnesian

8 hours ago

I'm old. I am not rich in the pecuniary way, but in friendship and canine companionship. And I eagerly support young candidates. I don't want to be led by good ole boys and gals who refuse to relinquish power and represent with antique ideas. We're not all jealous horders. Some just want to live in peace and are generous in spirit. And I bet you a $250 bill that we are legion.

BugsJustFindMe

an hour ago

You may be legion, but your particular legion is unfortunately never in power for obvious reasons.

newaccountman2

10 hours ago

yes

littlexsparkee

9 hours ago

it's kind of a weird headline, the issue is about the power wielded by the old, not necessarily the share of the population that is (though this comes with its own problems like fiscal solvency and after all, power follows from representation)