How Old People Took Over The World | How Money Works

Oct 2, 2025

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How Old People Took Over The World

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The average age of a public company CEO is now 58 years old, the average Director is 63…
The average member of Congress is over 60, and the only reason the incoming senate isn't the oldest ever elected is because so many of its members are dying in power pulling down the calculation.
If Donald Trump serves his entire term he will be the oldest president in history… after replacing the oldest president in history…
And don’t worry we are not alone, the leaders of the two most populous countries in the world India and China are also 74 and 71 respectively.
The AVERAGE person living in the world today is on AVERAGE ruled over by someone FORTY years older than them… and it all happened because of a few small demographic changes…
So how did old people take over the world?

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