Boomsday
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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 retirementresorts.
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The best thing about this book was that its comedy came from the fact that a lot of its topics aren't that far fetched. His satire of how Washington really operates is probably how it really does operate.
In general, I loved how fast paced the dialogue and story was. This is a great read for someone who was a fan of the movie adaptation of Thank You for Smoking.
