I’m 55 years old.
I got you beat, but not by much.
I think you probably want the same things I do, but I've watched your approach fail too many times. Obamacare was the final straw for me.
Last year with the govt shut down the one thing that was non negotiable for me was Congress and their staffs being subject to the same law that has been imposed on me. The GOPe voted to exempt themselves and their staffs because "it's to great a burden on our staffs".