# Should there be an age limit on Federal offices?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-an-age-limit-on-federal-offices/989405>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [August 31, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-an-age-limit-on-federal-offices/989405 "2023-08-31T16:38:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-an-age-limit-on-federal-offices/989405/41 "2023-09-01T22:40:33Z")

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> [@Smapti](#):
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> And if they want to work after that, then what? “Sorry, you’re old and useless now”?

No one is saying they cannot work. Just not at these 1000 or so jobs. (Not sure how many “federal offices” we’re talking about. Not sure I’d say some clerical worker in a local office has to retire at any specific age…)

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