> it is because our current class of politicians aim to be career politicians I don't think that's quite fair. Look at the statistics of who actually turns up

> it is because our current class of politicians aim to be career politicians I don't think that's quite fair. Look at the statistics of who actually turns up to vote. The median voting age for mayoral elections is 57 [1]. Seniors are 15x more likely to vote than those aged 18-35. If I had to guess, this would only get worse if you get into even more obscure elections like city council. Incidentally, Boomers are much less likely to bike everywhere, so you can't really blame the politicians for catering their policy to them. [1] http://whovotesformayor.org/ http://whovotesformayor.org/