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[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 8 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Agreed. And maybe it also shouldn't be someone's first job out of school.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Young people's decisions will affect them longer than old people.

I'd rather an age cap than an age minimum.

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago

Although my own comment was more about slowing the roll of people who go into politics as a career choice from the get-go (red flag imo), there are arguments for having both minimum and maximum ages. 25-ish to 65-ish sounds reasonable. (I also think there should be baseline and follow-up tests for both empathy and cognitive capacity.

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 3 points 20 hours ago

I don’t know about all the age rules for each position (all 18+?) but I think 25 is a good minimum age for an elected rep, higher for PM…30-35? I favor young blood in politics, but below 25… please go play and enjoy your childhood haha.