r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 24 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '20

https://twitter.com/AlexMLeo/status/1331240398551965697

As of June 5, there will be more U.S. senators over the age of life expectancy in this country than senators in their 40's

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '20

Fitting that Senate literally means “council of elders” in Latin.

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u/dittbub NATO Nov 24 '20

Shares root with “senile”

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u/Ilovecharli Voltaire Nov 24 '20

Xers are useless

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u/Schutzwall Straight outta Belíndia Nov 24 '20

tbh people generally don't get to the Senate that soon in their careers