Adolescence now lasts from 10 to 24, scientists say
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BBC[^] ...and they want the voting age lowered? Personally, I'd raise it to 5 years after leaving full time education. (Mind you, "scientists say" is always a bad sign in a headline....) Somewhat more controversially, I'd also cap the voting age at retirement. BY then, you've had your chance to screw the world up, and it's time to lie in the bed you've made and leave it to the next generation.
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BBC[^] ...and they want the voting age lowered? Personally, I'd raise it to 5 years after leaving full time education. (Mind you, "scientists say" is always a bad sign in a headline....) Somewhat more controversially, I'd also cap the voting age at retirement. BY then, you've had your chance to screw the world up, and it's time to lie in the bed you've made and leave it to the next generation.
All this social-media and cell phones has caused the world to be less social and more isolated, ironically. Part of that results in kids not wanting to grow up.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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BBC[^] ...and they want the voting age lowered? Personally, I'd raise it to 5 years after leaving full time education. (Mind you, "scientists say" is always a bad sign in a headline....) Somewhat more controversially, I'd also cap the voting age at retirement. BY then, you've had your chance to screw the world up, and it's time to lie in the bed you've made and leave it to the next generation.
A_Griffin wrote:
Mind you, "scientists say" is always a bad sign in a headline
Does that go for statements about global warming too? :)
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A_Griffin wrote:
Mind you, "scientists say" is always a bad sign in a headline
Does that go for statements about global warming too? :)
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A_Griffin wrote:
leave it to the next generation
Who will make an even worse mess because they have no memory of the mistakes of the past.
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Yes - interesting to note that they think Teresa May is in her 40's.
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Yes - interesting to note that they think Teresa May is in her 40's.
Not quite - the site states "Last updated: 2 years ago". The raw data confirms this (UK's David Cameron was 49; USA's Barrak Obama was 54)
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Yes - interesting to note that they think Teresa May is in her 40's.
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Yes - interesting to note that they think Teresa May is in her 40's.
Ever notice how much the lady running Scotland looks like a earlier model of Angela Merkel? (Oh! Be still my heart)
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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BBC[^] ...and they want the voting age lowered? Personally, I'd raise it to 5 years after leaving full time education. (Mind you, "scientists say" is always a bad sign in a headline....) Somewhat more controversially, I'd also cap the voting age at retirement. BY then, you've had your chance to screw the world up, and it's time to lie in the bed you've made and leave it to the next generation.
A_Griffin wrote:
(Mind you, reporters saying that "scientists say" is always a bad sign in a headline....)
FIFY
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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What's that got to do with Trump? :confused:
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BBC[^] ...and they want the voting age lowered? Personally, I'd raise it to 5 years after leaving full time education. (Mind you, "scientists say" is always a bad sign in a headline....) Somewhat more controversially, I'd also cap the voting age at retirement. BY then, you've had your chance to screw the world up, and it's time to lie in the bed you've made and leave it to the next generation.
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I'd also cap the voting age at retirement
If older folks cannot vote in the USA, Congress would loot the Social Security Fund these people have paid into all their lives, and leave them with squat in their old age. :mad:
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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I'd also cap the voting age at retirement
If older folks cannot vote in the USA, Congress would loot the Social Security Fund these people have paid into all their lives, and leave them with squat in their old age. :mad:
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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hmm... ok, good point. I guess there'd need to be some kind of protection built in... well, heck, the Constitution's well out of date and needs a re-write anyway! (Mainly to annoy the NRA, you understand. :) )
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Mainly to annoy the NRA
I'd think twice before I mess with them fellas. They are much better armed than I am. :omg:
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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BBC[^] ...and they want the voting age lowered? Personally, I'd raise it to 5 years after leaving full time education. (Mind you, "scientists say" is always a bad sign in a headline....) Somewhat more controversially, I'd also cap the voting age at retirement. BY then, you've had your chance to screw the world up, and it's time to lie in the bed you've made and leave it to the next generation.
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What's that got to do with Trump? :confused: