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By Ted Cohen
A newly released census report gives Vermont a dubious distinction – the high percentage of old people.
The Green Mountain State ranks No. 2 in the nation with seniors.
Twenty-three percent of Vermont residents are over 65, placing it second nationally to Maine, with 24 percent.
The common consensus has been that Florida is where old people congregate but the Sunshine State gets a bad rap – it ranks No. 4 nationwide with 22 percent of old people.
No. 3 is West Virginia, which beats Florida by 0.1 of a percent when it comes to geezers.
Vermont has 148,000 people over 65, compared with Maine with 330,000.
Fast-growing states with younger populations, including Utah and Texas, remain well below the national average. Only 12 percent of Utah is old, making it the spryest state. Texas is second-youngest, with 14 percent.
Vermont’s oldest ranking dude is Bernie Sanders, 84, who is apparently so young political analyst Mark Halperin is penciling him in as the most likely 2028 Democrat presidential candidate.
The state’s senior senator, no pun intended, would be 91 at the end of his first term.
Did someone say first?
If Bernie were elected president he’d already be planning a second term, which would bring him to 95 years old after eight years complaining about the oligarchy.
Vermont’s junior senator, Peter Welch, meanwhile, is a youngster, only 79.
That makes Gov. Phil Scott a child at 67.
Oh, then there’s the youngest ranking Vermont pol, U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, only 58.
Cushy political jobs must be good for the blood pressure – Bernie hasn’t had a real job in memory and he’s still got the fight.
Mapped: The Share of Seniors in Every U.S. State https://share.google/bMXQI8NIRnOMxumq5
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Keep in mind that the Vermont legal system considers that the brain is still developing until age 75, so you can’t necessarily be held responsible for your actions.
In an odd paradox, it seems that the two oldest states are among the most politically liberal, while the two youngest states are among the most conservative.
Bernie’s main support base in the 2020 primaries was from people under 30.
They are more easily brainwashed by his dangling of shiny, free objects. It’s hard to compete with Santa Clause.
The brainwashing of Vermont Boomers is tragic.
NOT this boomer.
Boomers and 2nd Homeowners are responsible for the decline of this state. The one thing that they agree on is that got theirs, so there is no need for new housing, more traffic, or anything that might obstruct their view. To run for politics here, you either need to be retired or a trust-fund baby, leaving the viewpoints of hard-working Vermonters out of the conversation.
Boomers and second home owners are a big part of the “economic engine” of Vermont. It is the full time residents of working age who for some reason are not filling the positions offered by EVERY business in the state displaying help wanted signs.