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Boomsday

By Buckley, Christopher
Boomsday
A charismatic 29-year-old blogger incites massive political turmoil when she politely suggests that Baby Boomers be given government incentives to kill themselves by age 75. Her modest proposal catches fire with millions of her outraged peers and an ambitious Senator.

Details

Authors: Buckley, Christopher
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780446697972
ISBN10: 0446697974
Page Count: 336
Dimensions: 5.36x0.93x8.01
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Strand Notes

From the author of Thank You for Smoking, a novel dedicated to the beginning of the war between Baby Boomers and younger Americans. Cassandra Devine is a Washington spin doctor and a blogger with a modest proposal (hint, hint!). To cope with the nation's mounting Social Security debt, she politely blogs that Boomers be given government incentives to kill themselves by age seventy-five. Her idea catches fire with millions, including a presidential hopeful, and together with Washington's top PR strategist, Cassandra and friends promote euthanasia for Boomers all the way to the White House. 318p.

Description

Outraged over the mounting Social Security debt, Cassandra Devine, a charismatic 29-year-old blogger and member of Generation Whatever, incites massive cultural warfare when she politely suggests that Baby Boomers be given government incentives to kill themselves by age 75. Her modest proposal catches fire with millions of citizens, chief among them "an ambitious senator seeking the presidency." With the help of Washington's greatest spin doctor, the blogger and the politician try to ride the issue of euthanasia for Boomers (called "transitioning") all the way to the White House, over the objections of the Religious Right, and of course, the Baby Boomers, who are deeply offended by demonstrations on the golf courses of their retirement resorts.
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