A new book argues that America is becoming a “gerontocracy” and we need to restrict the power of older Americans. But the problem is not age, it’s wealth.

Old People Aren’t The Problem

“How old am I? Just made 90 in November,” said Air Force veteran Dillon McCormick to a local Louisiana news anchor in 2024, after she saw him working in a grocery store parking lot pushing carts. McCormick didn’t want to be pushing carts in triple-digit heat, but he did it because his Social Security gave him less than half of the $2,500 a month he needed to pay his basic living expenses.

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