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2004/1/21 [Politics/Domestic/California] UID:11874 Activity:nil
1/21    You know... all this bitching about social security won't make a
        difference.  Most young people don't vote.  Old folks do vote.  The
        baby boomers will come close to bankrupting this nation when they
        start to retire in the next decade.  They'll vote to keep getting
        every last penny they can from the govt because "they deserve it".
        \_ They will outnumber the young people anyway.
           \_ Two wolves.  One sheep.  Dinner.  Yay democracy!
                \_ Our only hope is to keep raising the retirement age
                   anyway.  They might do that.
                   \_ No.  Our only hope is to figure out a better form of
                      government.
                      \_ how about: PAY TO VOTE.
                         \_ No, it's more complicated than the current system
                            'Buy a politician'
        \_ I was told that in WW2 Japan, many old people were told to die
           (commit suicide, etc) because they were non-essential and were
           using precious Japanese food, time, labor, and other resources.
           Is this true? If so, maybe we can do something similar in the US.
           \_ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812
        \_ soylent green
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User Comments: Gazzer-2 USA Date: 18 April 2002 Summary: Before Luke, There Was Logan In the year 2274, a faction of the human race, following global war and other apparent catastrophes that have ravaged the Earth, live together in a giant domed city, completely sealed off from the outside world. Here, in this bubbled society, the young, healthy, beautiful people who populate it live in total and complete pleasure, free of labor & strife, and free to do anything & everything they want, sexually or otherwise. But theres one catch: no one is allowed to live past the age of 30. But some 30 year-olds in this city know the real truth about carrousel-that it is, in fact, a death sentence-and they try to escape. The domed city has a faction of policemen who hunt down runners, and theyre called Sandmen. Life in the city is good for him, but suddenly, he is given a secret mission by his boss-the citys master computer-that will change him. Logans assignment is to go undercover as a runner, escape the city and go outside, where he is to find a so-called haven for escaped runners called Sanctuary, and destroy it. Ive always been fascinated by the storyline, and although the films Oscar-winning visual effects have long since been surpassed, theyre still quite colorful to look at including the groundbreaking use of holography. And director Michael Anderson steers the film quite nicely from beginning to end. Some have criticized Logans Run as being too long, saying that the film bogs down in the middle when Logan & Jessica get outside the city and meet the Old Man. I say hogwash-Ive always enjoyed this part of the film, featuring Ustinovs charming turn as the Old Man. Besides, its an important part of the story, as Logan & Jessica fall in love with one another, and learn through meeting the Old Man that there IS, in fact, life after 30. Its there for a reason, and I like it just as much as the rest of the film. Upon its release in 1976, Logans Run was arguably the hippest sci-fi film ever made up to that point. Then, of course, the original Star Wars was released the following year, which pretty much knocked Logans Run off the sci-fi pedestal. But no matter-the film remains an enduring classic of its genre, with a big following to this day.