If we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people
under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy. - Thomas Jefferson


Thursday, July 9, 2009

Funeral costs on the rise

Michael Jackson's memorial shindig last night cost the city $1.4 MILLION in police and traffic services alone. The city is now asking for donations. We all know the state can't afford it...

No one's fault, really. Just not the sort of thing I like to see my taxes being spent on...

THIS is whyipaytaxes.

I guess I could make a comment about the flurry of lawsuits that will come from all of this and the excessive investigations that your average dead fellow would NOT get.... But there isn't much to say. Extraordinary circumstances and an investigation must ensue...

read more: Mystery surrounds Jackson burial (bbc)

1 comment:

taxpayer said...

LA 'ripped off' over Jackson gig
Finally, someone on the City Council wonders why they are counting on donations from the citizens for a mega show put on at a mega stadium. Call it a memorial if you want, but I'd have to guess that just about any TV event with 31 MILLION viewers isn't a not-for-profit event...