Donald Trump is 80. Joe Biden left office at 82. Americans are living longer than ever before—concentrating political power and resources among an aging demographic.
Yale Professor Samuel Moyn is the author of the new book Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It. He has some ideas for dealing with our disproportionately senior ruling class, and there’s no better place to discuss those ideas than on a podcast literally called Older/Wiser.
So, can the boomers be stopped? Host Linda Chavez (a baby boomer herself) and Professor Moyn debate proposals from weighting votes based on age to upper age limits for office—and the question of how to transfer wealth to the next generation.
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