Should everyone over 65 take a statin?

Well how many people do they want to make stupid?
Or all the other side effects;
Myopathy.

diabetes risk.

Lung Damage in Smokers

higher cholesterol levels may predict longevity, rather than mortality, in the elderly.

Do Statins Make It Tough to Exercise?

How they can cause sexual dysfunction 

50% likelier to develop age-related cataracts

increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)

statins produce mild muscle injury

risk of musculoskeletal injury

This is all just to keep you informed, I'm sure your doctor can rattle all these off for you and explain exactly why you need statins. Don't listen to anything I have to say, I just point out stuff for your doctor to explain. That's why they are paid the big bucks.

Read it all at the link.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-statin.html
This paragraph is one of the main reasons for doing it.
In these trials, which compared statins and placebos in patients followed for an average of three and a half years, statins reduced the risk of heart attack by about 29 percent and stroke by nearly 24 percent, the researchers found.

But why not a marijuana bud a day for a 50% stroke risk reduction?