Should mental and physical exams be required for presidents?

[jc456]

PETITION FOR PRESIDENTIAL MENTAL FITNESS

Being the President of the United States is one of the most difficult, high-pressure jobs in the world. Decision making, collaboration, critical thought, and strong communication are just some of the areas that the president must excel in to do the job right and mental faculties are the cornerstone of success. It is not uncommon for high-pressure jobs to require cognitive testing; the FAA, for example, requires a battery of neuropsychological testing for its pilots with the primary purpose being safety. By assessing cognition and emotional functioning, issues that may pose a risk to the safety of passengers and pilots can be mitigated. The military also requires cognitive testing and ultimately the president is the commander-in-chief.

Polling shows that the majority of Americans, Republicans and Democrats, favor cognitive testing for their presidential candidates. While putting age limits on candidates may initially appearing as a good solution, this would not fix the issue as there are older individuals with perfect cognition and others that are younger but deteriorated in terms of cognitive ability.

Historically, feeble attempts to test cognition have been made by inappropriately using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) which was created as a screening test for severe cognitive impairment. It includes 30 questions such as asking the patient to draw a clock, copy a picture of a cube and identify pictures of animals – the same activities given to kindergarteners. It is meant to screen for severe cognitive impairment and is wholly inappropriate to test the faculties the president would need. Not all cognitive tests are created equally. There are in fact 6 key cognitive function domains defined by the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5): complex attention, executive function, learning and memory, language, perceptual-motor control, and social cognition. These are the 6 areas that Americans would expect their president to be optimal in and what we do not currently test for in our presidential candidates. These are to be tested with a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological testing which is already administered to those in high pressure jobs such as the military or airline pilots.

The American people deserve leaders who are sharp, engaged, and cognitively on point. No one, whether they are registered Republicans, Democrats, or those not even registered to vote want cognitive impairment on the ballot.

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Sounds reasonable to me! What do you think?

you lost me at polling. polling is useless. a poll is only what the questions are, and there is no control over that. partisan politics isn't aligned in polls. it is funny how polls never let anyone see their questions they ask. Cracks me up

 

[hadit]

PETITION FOR PRESIDENTIAL MENTAL FITNESS

Being the President of the United States is one of the most difficult, high-pressure jobs in the world. Decision making, collaboration, critical thought, and strong communication are just some of the areas that the president must excel in to do the job right and mental faculties are the cornerstone of success. It is not uncommon for high-pressure jobs to require cognitive testing; the FAA, for example, requires a battery of neuropsychological testing for its pilots with the primary purpose being safety. By assessing cognition and emotional functioning, issues that may pose a risk to the safety of passengers and pilots can be mitigated. The military also requires cognitive testing and ultimately the president is the commander-in-chief.

Polling shows that the majority of Americans, Republicans and Democrats, favor cognitive testing for their presidential candidates. While putting age limits on candidates may initially appearing as a good solution, this would not fix the issue as there are older individuals with perfect cognition and others that are younger but deteriorated in terms of cognitive ability.

Historically, feeble attempts to test cognition have been made by inappropriately using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) which was created as a screening test for severe cognitive impairment. It includes 30 questions such as asking the patient to draw a clock, copy a picture of a cube and identify pictures of animals – the same activities given to kindergarteners. It is meant to screen for severe cognitive impairment and is wholly inappropriate to test the faculties the president would need. Not all cognitive tests are created equally. There are in fact 6 key cognitive function domains defined by the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5): complex attention, executive function, learning and memory, language, perceptual-motor control, and social cognition. These are the 6 areas that Americans would expect their president to be optimal in and what we do not currently test for in our presidential candidates. These are to be tested with a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological testing which is already administered to those in high pressure jobs such as the military or airline pilots.

The American people deserve leaders who are sharp, engaged, and cognitively on point. No one, whether they are registered Republicans, Democrats, or those not even registered to vote want cognitive impairment on the ballot.

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Sounds reasonable to me! What do you think?

You waited until now? Very telling that you wanted to give Quid Pro Joe a pass.

 

[Slyhunter]

Then Biden wouldn't have been president.

I actually favour a basic economics and IQ test for voters to be allowed to vote.

Anyone who pays more taxes than they get back from the Government should be the ones who have a vote. Limit it to those who have skin in the game.

 

[Slyhunter]

70 years old should be the max age to run for office. Big time slippage occurs after that.

Nobody else, worthy, wanted the job.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Anyone who pays more taxes than they get back from the Government should be the ones who have a vote. Limit it to those who have skin in the game.

Can you actually work out what tax you've paid? For example, who keeps a tally on how much sales tax you've paid in shops?

 

[hadit]

Can you actually work out what tax you've paid? For example, who keeps a tally on how much sales tax you've paid in shops?

This is why I say we should abolish payroll withholding and require everyone to write a check every quarter. You'd see tax policy and rates change so fast it would make your head spin.

 

[Captain Caveman]

This is why I say we should abolish payroll withholding and require everyone to write a check every quarter. You'd see tax policy and rates change so fast it would make your head spin.

How's the value of the cheque determined?

 

[hadit]

How's the value of the cheque determined?

In order of complexity:

1. A form from the IRS with a table and this question, "How much did you make?". Find the line in the table and that is what you owe.
2. Turbo Tax.
3. That tax attorney you already pay because you have multiple businesses. Nothing would change because you already pay taxes quarterly.

It would be moot, of course, because after making one or two quarterly payments, the demand for lower and simpler taxes would likely result in that postcard tax return everyone wants. Right now, pro high taxers can hide taxes behind a smokescreen.

 

[Redfish]

Trump is the poster boy for why mental and physical exams should be required to presidents!

he has made his medical information public, has Kamala? has Biden?

 

[Redfish]

In order of complexity:

1. A form from the IRS with a table and this question, "How much did you make?". Find the line in the table and that is what you owe.
2. Turbo Tax.
3. That tax attorney you already pay because you have multiple businesses. Nothing would change because you already pay taxes quarterly.

It would be moot, of course, because after making one or two quarterly payments, the demand for lower and simpler taxes would likely result in that postcard tax return everyone wants. Right now, pro high taxers can hide taxes behind a smokescreen.

yes, and which party wrote most of the tax code? the dem party that has controlled congress for most of the last 80 years. They created the loopholes to protect their rich donors.

 

[hadit]

yes, and which party wrote most of the tax code? the dem party that has controlled congress for most of the last 80 years. They created the loopholes to protect their rich donors.

When the IRS literally cannot be held accountable for giving you tax advice, the tax code is far too complex.

 

[Captain Caveman]

In order of complexity:

1. A form from the IRS with a table and this question, "How much did you make?". Find the line in the table and that is what you owe.
2. Turbo Tax.
3. That tax attorney you already pay because you have multiple businesses. Nothing would change because you already pay taxes quarterly.

It would be moot, of course, because after making one or two quarterly payments, the demand for lower and simpler taxes would likely result in that postcard tax return everyone wants. Right now, pro high taxers can hide taxes behind a smokescreen.

I'm UK, self employed Limited Company. My tax allowance is £12,500, anything above that I would pay payroll tax on. But I always declare a wage that is less than my allowance.

So my cheque would be zero.

 

[Slyhunter]

Can you actually work out what tax you've paid? For example, who keeps a tally on how much sales tax you've paid in shops?

Sales tax goes to the state not the federal government, thus should not count for federal voting rights.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Sales tax goes to the state not the federal government, thus should not count for federal voting rights.

So in the US, the only Federal tax is payroll

 

[Redfish]

So in the US, the only Federal tax is payroll

federal tax, state tax, social security, medicare are all deducted from our paychecks.

 

[hadit]

I'm UK, self employed Limited Company. My tax allowance is £12,500, anything above that I would pay payroll tax on. But I always declare a wage that is less than my allowance.

So my cheque would be zero.

Ah, self-employed. Congratulations, sincerely. In America, you would already be paying your income taxes on a quarterly basis, so nothing would change.

 

[jc456]

Nobody else, worthy, wanted the job.

yet he was okay with dementia joe.

 

[Slyhunter]

So in the US, the only Federal tax is payroll

income and tariffs, yes.

 

[Slyhunter]

yet he was okay with dementia joe.

Any good Republican candidate has to deal with Democrats trying to ruin him by any means necessary.

 

[jc456]

Any good Republican candidate has to deal with Democrats trying to ruin him by any means necessary.

like scamala's turret syndrome last evening on fox stuttering Trump over 100 times I think. Just know this, in scamala's world trump was running the country the last 4 years, she said so last evening.