Let's Address the Ageism Elephant in the Room!

[Hortensis]

35. Because it would be dreadfully wrong, a betrayal of the

humanist principles our nation was founded on. And remember, we're the party of liberalism. You know, the ones who believe to our cores in equality of all men and that every man is entitled to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness?

We should be thanking the Medical Revolution that we now have so many great, vigorous people of a broad range of ages. As your data indicate, in Jefferson's day the older generations were either dead or too medically fragile to undertake the journeys and other physical challenges involved in national service.

There's not nearly enough appreciation for this great blessing we are the first generations to have, that so many more people in their 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s now have the greatly expanded freedom good health gives to continue with work they find rewarding and/or needed, paid or unpaid. It's a magnificent gift our less-fortunate ancestors never imagined for us.