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In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach
(www.reuters.com)
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I'm not a finance expert but I feel like in the long run it'd be cheaper to raise the death benefit or subsidize cremation services than to build dead body storage facilities all over the country.
Yeah seriously, everybody dies (for now at least) let's just provide basic disposal for bodies as a government service. If you want to have a funeral or other celebration you are welcome too and if you want a "fancier" disposal (like burying in a cemetery) you can pay for that. But it seems like basic disposal should be provided.
This is what I don’t understand about the business. It’s a guaranteed income. There will always be dead people. Why tf do they have to charge so damn much?? They will still be pretty rich and have a guaranteed income I think. It’s extortion imho.
I have a strong suspicion that this won't be a guaranteed income in the near future. There's already human testing for life extension treatments, so it won't be a surprise that in twenty years, we'll see a serious decline of profits both for funeral homes and in elderly care facilities making them both rarities.
That said, I do think that cremation or something similar should be a subsidized if not a free government service. Being charged an arm for dealing with a tragedy is just plain exploitation and there should be alternatives for those who aren't in the best positions. There's already so much paperwork and other things people have to deal with, it's a wonder that this hasn't been a major public issue for decades now.
It will be more profitable to throw dead bodies into industrial composters and generate energy which can then be sold for a sweet profit.