A large portion of elderly people don't have vast real estate holdings. Wealth inequality is solely divided along age lines. Also, elderly people have lots of

A large portion of elderly people don't have vast real estate holdings. Wealth inequality is solely divided along age lines. Also, elderly people have lots of free time to pay attention to politics and show up to vote. In elective democracies they can become a strong voting bloc in order to prevent politicians campaigning on such platforms from gaining power.