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| 'Let's set an age limit!' Elon Musk suggests introducing a BAN on over 70s from running for office that would see Joe Biden and Donald Trump barred from seeking second term |
| 2021-12-03 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Elon Musk has suggested that there should be a ban on politicians running for office over the age of 70, in a pointed barb at some of the nation's top leaders. Musk, who turned 50 this June, tweeted on Thursday: 'Let's set an age limit after which you can't run for political office, perhaps a number just below 70 …' The infamous provocateur, who with a $300 billion fortune is considered the richest man in history, did not elaborate on who he thought was too old. Joe Biden, at 79, is the oldest president in history and is frequently mocked on Fox News for his age. Donald Trump, now 75, is said to be considering a 2024 run: he would be 78 on election day - a year older than Biden when he was elected president. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #21 How about remembering Elon that soon we will be forced to pass laws regarding wealth accumulation limits. |
| Posted by: Garibaldi 2021-12-03 21:26 |
| #20 Y’all completely missed it. What number is a bit less than 70? 69! Nice (as the online hipsters say). It was a JOKE, a troll, by Musk. And far too many people are taking it seriously. Jeez gullible people, especially the press. |
| Posted by: Greater the Anonymous5721 2021-12-03 20:32 |
| #19 Never join an organization that would stoop so low as to accept you as a member. |
| Posted by: Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-12-03 19:19 |
| #18 Jury duty type politicians not jerks who want the job. “The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.” - Douglas Adams - Resturant at the end of the Universe |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-12-03 19:07 |
| #17 You'd be better off yanking the Federal pensions. |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-12-03 19:02 |
| #16 Jury duty type politicians not jerks who want the job. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2021-12-03 18:02 |
| #15 read "Starship Troopers" |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2021-12-03 15:49 |
| #14 If our federal government was operating as originally designed, it wouldn’t matter so much who was president. |
| Posted by: Ebbaise Brown5939 2021-12-03 13:09 |
| #13 Nah. How about a lifetime maximum of 20 years in elected or appointed office? |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2021-12-03 12:37 |
| #12 I'd take Abrams over Schumer every Vegasday. 6 hours of original Sim City would tell you everything you need to know. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-12-03 11:56 |
| #11 Biden was a blowhard lying plagiarist fool - long before he qualified for Medicare |
| Posted by: Frank G 2021-12-03 11:55 |
| #10 Trump showed no signs of age issues no matter what they said. Biden showed signs and it was all covered up. Age isn't the actual issue. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2021-12-03 11:21 |
| #9 Tesla, Inc. - Total Subsidies Received to date source: Tesla Subsidy Tracker Subsidy Summary...Subsidy Value...Number of Awards State/Local..............$2,166,519,089.........28 Federal (grants & allocated tax credits)..$339,597,164........82 TOTAL...................$2,506,116,253 |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-12-03 11:19 |
| #8 Age limits? Bah! Let's go back to trial by combat. Or at least pistols at dawn to give the girls a chance. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-12-03 11:10 |
| #7 Application for Federal Employment - SF 171 PDF |
| Posted by: Craing Whique1260 2021-12-03 10:56 |
| #6 Not Yet, Nylon (Elon) 10 RICHEST MEN IN HISTORY (LIST) I vote NO to an age limit; even though the US Constitution sets age limits for running for office, better a mandatory 360 degree, North, South, East, West, Spherical Examination of ANY Candidate, two years before their announcement for any office. Like an Application for Federal Employment - SF 171, with nothing left out. |
| Posted by: Craing Whique1260 2021-12-03 10:53 |
| #5 How about a cognitive test? And extend it to Congresscritters. Also Supreme Court Justices every 4 years. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2021-12-03 09:59 |
| #4 ^Yes, there's the rub. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-03 09:33 |
| #3 I don't age is an issue. The issue is Deep State offering up who they select as who you get to 'choose'. 82 or 52 in that case it doesn't matter. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-12-03 09:32 |
| #2 Yes, it's hard to argue that as the pace of change accelerates only people with extensive knowledge of how things used to be are most fit to govern. Hell, half of them are on a mission to wipe out history already. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-03 09:18 |
| #1 agreed |
| Posted by: Chris 2021-12-03 09:15 |