Aging American Leaders: What's Too Old?
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It’s time for age limits for members of Congress - Roll Call
Age limits on members of Congress could attract support from both Republicans and Democrats, Nathan L. Gonzales writes.rollcall.com
No more than ten years, say, in office.
No Fs given, how "effective" they are. We need to give self-government back to the citizens - and pry it out of the fingers of lifetime-sinecure careerists, fat from graft.
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Not a hit piece. Something that should be considered for every older politician.
In contrast to his aging predecessor, President Trump appears robust and energetic. Yet, like Joe Biden, Donald Trump is an elderly man, and he will become the oldest sitting president in U.S. history by the end of his second term. In light of recent revelations about Biden’s declining health, as a doctor and an expert in aging, I have been thinking about the responsibilities of Trump’s doctors to him and to the American public. If the way we care for elderly people is distinct because their bodies and risks are distinct, perhaps the care of an elderly president should be, too.
Presidents are getting older—which is to be expected, given the doubling of the average human lifespan across the 20th century. As we age, the likelihood of disease goes up significantly each decade (which makes sense because human mortality is holding steady at 100 percent). An elevated risk of disease shouldn’t exclude a person from any job—even one as important as the U.S. presidency—but in elderhood, certain diseases become more prevalent, such as heart disease and cancer, the leading causes of death for adults. After age 70, a person is also at increased risk for one or more health conditions in a category unique to old age, the so-called geriatric syndromes, which include cognitive impairment, functional decline, falls, and frailty.
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The Conversations Trump’s Doctors Should Be Having With Him
An elderly president’s physicians should press him to think through hard questions about his health.In contrast to his aging predecessor, President Trump appears robust and energetic. Yet, like Joe Biden, Donald Trump is an elderly man, and he will become the oldest sitting president in U.S. history by the end of his second term. In light of recent revelations about Biden’s declining health, as a doctor and an expert in aging, I have been thinking about the responsibilities of Trump’s doctors to him and to the American public. If the way we care for elderly people is distinct because their bodies and risks are distinct, perhaps the care of an elderly president should be, too.
Presidents are getting older—which is to be expected, given the doubling of the average human lifespan across the 20th century. As we age, the likelihood of disease goes up significantly each decade (which makes sense because human mortality is holding steady at 100 percent). An elevated risk of disease shouldn’t exclude a person from any job—even one as important as the U.S. presidency—but in elderhood, certain diseases become more prevalent, such as heart disease and cancer, the leading causes of death for adults. After age 70, a person is also at increased risk for one or more health conditions in a category unique to old age, the so-called geriatric syndromes, which include cognitive impairment, functional decline, falls, and frailty.
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The Conversations Trump’s Doctors Should Be Having With Him
An elderly president’s physicians should press him to think through hard questions about his health.
Jesus. You had someone well into Alzheimer's, and the Elites at Atlantic and other propaganda outlets, were in Delay, Deny, and Dismiss mode.
You have someone obvously healthy, who happens to be up there in years...and in their scrambling to find ANOTHER reason to have him removed, they point out his age.
Shall we apply the same standard to Dumbomarxists in CONgress? Including the ones who are vegetating in wheelchairs?
You have someone obvously healthy, who happens to be up there in years...and in their scrambling to find ANOTHER reason to have him removed, they point out his age.
Shall we apply the same standard to Dumbomarxists in CONgress? Including the ones who are vegetating in wheelchairs?
C'mon, the Atlantic would never support that. They'd write articles arguing that there's nothing wrong with them. Same as they did with their boy Biden. lol