tangomonster
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Boomsday is a new novel that just came out, written by Christopher Buckley ("Thank You for Not Smoking"). The premise is that a 29 year old blogger, upset with her father for losing her college tuition money in some dot coms, decides that there are too many baby boomers enjoying retirement in gated communities that offer golf---while younger people have to work to ensure that their Social Security keeps coming---so she works on a plan to have the government offer financial incentives for people over 75 to "transition" (commit suicide)---special bonuses for doing it earlier.
I actually didn't care for the writing style, but DH loves it (it reminds him of Carl Hiassen). Could make a funny movie. And the premise is interesting if highly satirical and unrealistic (or at least, us "older" people hope!).
Those of us fifty and better remember the slogan "Don't trust anyone over 30!" back in the sixties/seventies. Do we need to change this to "Don't trust anyone under 30? Do you think younger people really are resenting us?
I actually didn't care for the writing style, but DH loves it (it reminds him of Carl Hiassen). Could make a funny movie. And the premise is interesting if highly satirical and unrealistic (or at least, us "older" people hope!).
Those of us fifty and better remember the slogan "Don't trust anyone over 30!" back in the sixties/seventies. Do we need to change this to "Don't trust anyone under 30? Do you think younger people really are resenting us?