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Ep. 167: The Attractive Anti-Politics of 'Gerontocracy' Discourse

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Is There a Difference Between a Young and a Rich?

51% of members of congress are millionaires. That's compared to seven point two % of the adult population in the united states. It is true that those in congress who are young have a tendency to vote more liberally, not by a very significant margin. But age factor becomes a way of obscuring the substance of why so many people feel like his presidency has let them down. And it's not because he's some doddering old fool out of touch with a youth.

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