Do you think I want to unleash that on the world? Can’t you imagine a world in which no one got any older? Don’t you realize what would happen? If no one ever died, the population would shoot up overnight. The stock market would start fluctuating wildly when people realized what effect an eternally young population would have on spending and investment. There would be a rapid series of sharp cycles in the economy, followed closely by economic collapse. Mines would close, pipelines would be shut off and power companies would go out of business. Wars would start over dwindling resources. The lack of war materiel would force the Superpowers to go nuclear. The Third World would respond with biological weapons.
The Day’s of his Lives Scene 90
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Easter Flowers Scene 22
Camelia tried to tickle the girl again, but she was too preoccupied with staring at the place her sister...
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Last Summer Scene 47
“He never wet his pants at home.” “I know that now, but back then I didn’t want to add...
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Ellen’s Visitor Scene 84
Ellen looked with gentle exasperation at Susan and pulled her away. “Now now, we don’t want to get our...
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Simon Stay with Aunty Scene 31
“I think Sarah was right and you need a spanking,” Aunt May said grabbing a wooden hairbrush off the...
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Little Doubting Thomas Scene 45
Thomas mopped around the house all morning waiting for his wife to announce his departure from their home. At...
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Falling For Nurse Julie Scene 50
He grunted a little. It had actually hurt, but only his pride. He had to admit that, even with...
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Of Mice & Little Men Scene 11
The implications were amazing, he might be able to cure other degenerative diseases by rebooting part of the brain,...
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Diaper Charge at the Mall
Together, a woman in a black leather coat and dress walked into the mall with her female charge, who...