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[–] 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

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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  • [–] 17 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (1 child)

    I wonder how that compares to the average life span at that time. It's not unheard off but it was rarer back in his time than ours.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 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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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Republicans want to abolish the minimum wage and keep healthcare tied to employment

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