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What to do about it? What to do about it? Midsommar bluff jump? 'But the target of this book isn’t limited to a superannuated elite. What he calls the “oldigarchy” is propped up by seniors who vote in every “boring and off-cycle” election and “enjoy the most governmental benefits by a vast degree.” Moyn says that a mix of democracy, capitalism and longer life expectancy has created “new and insidious forms of elder rule.” He devotes an entire chapter to enumerating threats to the Republic posed by that sinister outfit known as the AARP.' GERONTOCRACY IN AMERICA: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth — and What to Do About It https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/books/review/gerontocracy-in-america-samuel-moyn.html #old