• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    I’ve always despised Chuck; 40 years in office and counting.

    They’re not going away unless they die. Wake up

    Look at Mitch McConnell, Maxine Waters, Nancy Pelosi, Trump.

    When this country was founded, there was no way to conceive that we’d live for 80+ and people would hold an office for their entire life, accumulating treasures like Smaug

    (about 80% of R&D voters want term and age limits, about as much as want universal healthcare and higher minimum wage. it’s nice to want things)

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      24 days ago

      When this country was founded, there was no way to conceive that we’d live for 80+ and people would hold an office for their entire life

      Ben Franklin died at 84 in 1790 just 2 years after serving as President of Pennsylvania… but okay.

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          23 days ago

          Largely averages from back then are skewed by child mortality rates. Looking at the median age of adults at death results in a number around 75 for the late 1700s. He lived a little longer than the norm but not by enough that it was an anomaly.

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      24 days ago

      Yep. I felt the same about Biden. He was a bumbling shmuch for his entire long career.

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        23 days ago

        And Democrats just want to never raise the minimum wage again and keep healthcare tire to employment. That’s why Schumer is still going to be Senate Leader, he’s a.safe bet for the donors.