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Ok, so now we the taxpayers own a huge stake in AIG, a worldwide insurer. (By way of the U.S. Treasury of course) .

So in the spirit of "What do I get out of the deal?" I propose that us common folk get something in return from the bailout. As a way of saying "thanks for your support, even though we wouldn't give you a blunt nickel for free, you got us off our bad financial situation at the modest price of mere percentages of the huge loan you fronted us"

Ever heard of the phrase "a chicken in every pot",*** well, I say a free funeral in every home. That's right folks, funeral insurance. Think about it, what is the only thing that is for sure, regardless of race, color, money in the bank, etc. We are all going to leave our loved ones permanently someday.

And with the average funeral costing in the thousands, a little money saved for your last wishes can make a difference between said wishes being followed or ignored for the sake of family finances.

Maybe we can round up a group of funeral specialists to come up with a more sensible number, something that the good folks at AIG could use to show their appreciation for allowing them to exist as they are and not get chopped up like their peers.  I personally think that a good 20,000 funeral insurance policy would be good enough for most.

But then I can also see folks feeling left out, of course, we do have folks that accumulate wealth like the pharaohs of old, without realizing that they too shall pass. Some might even argue that funeral insurance is unfair to the living.

I probably won't need this insurance if it ever came to fruition. I'm going out the cheap way. C'est la vie.

***By the way, I find this phrase quite fitting to our current situation. Many similarities to be observed, although no one would dare say that we are in a depression. Oh Silent Cal, too bad your successor did not know what he was getting into.   

Posted by Maurel Merette at 4:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)