Thread: The Nanny State

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

David --
The gov't.'s wish is for each and every citizen to drop dead the day before they turn 65 years of age. That way, the gov't. can take all that FICA $$$ and never have to repay it. Didn't you ever think of that?

Sure - its just not true. Old farts vote.

Yes, old farts vote. It's just the gov't. doesn't want any old farts around.

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

David --
The gov't.'s wish is for each and every citizen to drop dead the day before they turn 65 years of age. That way, the gov't. can take all that FICA $$$ and never have to repay it. Didn't you ever think of that?

Hell, they already spent it !!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Hell, they already spent it !!

It's a dangerous game they play assuming there will population growth and that the next generation will fund the last! Just about every nation has made that mistake - it's biting many in the...

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Hell, they already spent it !!

And that's why they don't want anyone to live past the age of 65. D"OH! Do you see the tautology?

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

And that's why they don't want anyone to live past the age of 65. D"OH! Do you see the tautology?

Well I've got a couple of years to go .... Long as they don't start with that Soylent Green

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Well I've got a couple of years to go .... Long as they don't start with that Soylent Green

Jimmy, I'm at a bit of a loss...what is "Soylent Green"?

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

Jimmy, I'm at a bit of a loss...what is "Soylent Green"?

It's YOU MLA!!

Originally Posted by earcutter

It's YOU MLA!!

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Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

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Soylent Green – a tasteless, life sustaining, vitamin enriched method of feeding the masses! Mostly derived from humans who no longer have any place on this earth..

Soylent Green (1973) - IMDb