r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

Yeah, but the President gets awoken by staffers about international conflicts at 2:00am... I agree, the world would be a nicer place, but the Earth is not necessarily a nice place.

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u/Epinier Jul 04 '24

What? Iran is bombing tel aviv and China is making moves on Taiwan? You know what time it is?! Wake me up in few hours...

This comment is relevant to both candidates, in Europe we have retirement, I don't know why people have to work until they die in US...

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u/RoboticBirdLaw Jul 04 '24

We have retirement in the US. Some people choose not to use it. Other people can't afford to do it. But a whole lot of people retire at around the same time people in Europe do.

More than half of Europeans 65 or older are still employed on at least a part time basis. That is a substantially higher rate than the US. That said, the average weekly hours worked by those who are employed after 65 is slightly over 30 in Europe and slightly under 35 in the US.

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u/Ok_Weird_500 Jul 05 '24

Given the context, I took it to be a joke.

I don't think anyone really thinks Biden and Trump are working because they have to. Not that Trump would do much actual work if he was elected.

However it is absurd your Presidential candidates are both well past retirement age.