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Since we have a picture of Funerals from the Past now we can see the funeral cost of the future. Here are ten things that may happen in the future of the lower cost funeral.
Here is the future breaking future News in the Funeral Industry and Funeral Cost. It is truly future shock. But in the end it points to a better future.
Breaking News #1: Funeral Industry deregulation.-Because of the popularity of Green Burials and backyard burials, Congress has signed a new law making these alternatives a national reality and priority. Included is a tax deduction for doing funerals this way.
Breaking News #2: With the new Congressional Law on Funeral Regulation (or is it deregulation?) Funeral Celebrants and Funeral Midwifes have been elevated to the status of Funeral Service Directors. President Obama quickly signed this bill into Law. Environmental activists said for the present celebrants and midwifes are allowed to conduct traditional burials when there is no embalming, green burials and the now popular home funerals.. The public out cry against embalming fluids polluting the ground and the lack of traditional cemetery space encouraged Senator Caroline Kennedy to write this law.
Breaking News # 3The cremation rate has risen to over 70% and funeral homes without an on site cemetery have been closing.Many Funeral Homes are experiencing foreclosure. It is also expected Congress will pass a law for new licenses for crematory operators.
Breaking News # 4: Funeral Industry News- Urn sales are way down. Because of the Depression Urn Companies have been liquidating their products. People are finding these Expensive Urns at popular flee markets for one dollar. They are using superglue to permanently close these urns. Folks are keeping urns at home and conducting the burial at Facebook’s local virtual cemeteries. This is helping folks around the country with their lower cost Funeral.
Breaking News # 5: Funeral Industry update. In-order to compete with Facebook’s local virtual cemetery, Google announced the creation of the largest virtual cemetery in history. For less than 50 cents you can bury your loved one on line. It does mean that families must keep the ashes at home. It is also reported that Microsoft and Yahoo are coming up with Virtual cemeteries as well.
Breaking News # 6: Batesville Casket Reports Liquidation of no sales Casket Lines.
Due to the cremation rate going to over 75% Batesville has been selling caskets for pennies on the Dollar. “These internet casket sales come with free shipping direct to the consumers who are now storing caskets in garages and government funded storage centers” a company spokes man said.Amazon.com
Breaking News # 7: Funeral Industry update Amazon.com every profitable has been buying up liquidated caskets. In the fourth quarter of this year we will begin shipping caskets to customers a spokesman said. Great news for Funeral cost.
Breaking News #8: The NFDA -National Funeral Directors Association noted that the Average cost of a funeral has declined to under $3,000.00 USD. This after 20 years of rising funeral cost.
Breaking News # 10: Funeral Industry update- The Funeral Consumers Alliance, a lower cost funeral and watchdog reported a 100% Growth in their membership. In other industry news the NFDA-National Funeral Directors Association reported their lowest membership numbers in 10 years.
Breaking News # 10: News in the Funeral Industry- President Obama ordered the burial of the Big Three automakers. Because of their recent bankruptcy he ordered the demolition of the,Ford GM and Chrysler Headquarters. It has been reported that his next move will be to cover the sites with dirt. The CEOs of the big three will officiate. The auto makers have not paid a dime of the three hundred billion loaned to them by the US Treasury.
This is inspired by the Huffington post article on lower funeral cost. Article from DEC 2008
More information on your lower cost funeral in the present can be found here.
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