• @[email protected]
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    2 months ago

    The hell. What if your wage is 10k a year. Ie. you’re on disability benefits or social security. Will my family have to bury me in the backyard?

      • @Kaelygon
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        162 months ago

        So it’s illegal to die poor

        • @Dashi
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          162 months ago

          Illegal to live poor too… shitty situation to be in

            • @Dashi
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              02 months ago

              Have I? Yes, yes I have. I live fairly comfortably in a house that I own with a good job to pay the bills. But I volunteer with people that are not in the same situation and it’s heartbreaking. People that can’t afford to pay for unexpected expenses like a car breaking down. So they lose the job then lose their place of residence.

              Vets, people with disabilities or even people that messed up early in life can struggle.

              • @[email protected]
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                42 months ago

                I understand. It was a joke poking fun at those who really think that way. Thank you for helping people.

                • @Dashi
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                  12 months ago

                  I get the joke now, just was not in the headspace earlier to realize it. Cheers friend!

      • @[email protected]
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        42 months ago

        We don’t really have a couple thousand saved up to throw at a cremation either. Urgh. Capitalism sucks.

    • @bassomitron
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      22 months ago

      That is the average, not the median. The median looks a lot different (cheaper):

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        22 months ago

        Why are people downvoting this? Do they think funerals, cremation, and burals are free somehow? They must think funeral homes are community service provided out of the kindness of the owners hearts.