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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Are funerals a requirement? Don't think so although some cultures and families want to have a "proper" funeral. Some people hold memorials or funerals in a church for free, bury their loved one themselves, have natural burials or cremations, have their own family cemeteries, etc. Doesn't have to cost a fortune and it's only started costing so much in modern times the same as weddings, at one time a funeral was held in a home and people were buried in hand-made wood coffins.
hunkalove · 61-69, M
When my father died, almost two years ago, my sister spent $10,000 on his funeral. He was not quite 96, the only person there even close to his age was his sister. Think of all the children who could have been helped with that money. When I go, I will be cremated, no funeral, and my ashes scattered. Even that will cost at least $1,000. Death is a scam in America.
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NodandaWink · 51-55, M
No, it is free enterprise if people want to pay ridiculous amounts of money to see their dead into the ground that is their prerogative. However I woudn't try to stop legislation that mandated an inexpensive alternative be offered. Generally cremation provides that but there may be some whose religious beliefs preclude this option for them I do think there should be something.
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Goralski · 51-55, M
He'll make it so you can bury em in yo back yard free of charge
MarineBob · 56-60, M
shop around and do a pre planned