Family Trump voters

[Randomthought]

A first cousin died three days ago ,COPD because how dare those liberals tell me my cigarettes are bad.
Anyway after years of low wage work poor Tony passed and his widow has had to start a gofundme to pay for his cremation. I thought SS kicked in some as I remember it used to be around $1300.
Times have changed , it's now a big $255. Not enough to pay for the food for after the funeral .
I'm absolutely sure both he and his wife voted for Trump
Well, family and all so m I donated $100. On a $2300 bill. The sad thing is they always vote against their own self interest.

[MustLoveBeagles]

1. I'm sorry you lost your cousin

Even if he was a trumper.

[canetoad]

16. I'm not callous

But sometimes it just doesn't matter.

[JT45242]

2. Suggest the local cremation society

Just found about this. Their goal is to provide affordable cremation without preying on people like funeral homes.

[niyad]

3. SS for burial has been $255 for as long as I can remember, back into

the last millenium.

[Randomthought]

9. Used to be a lot more n/m

[niyad]

13. When? Again, it has been $255 for as long as I can remember.

Are you perhaps thinking of survivor benefits, which are a different thing?

[Randomthought]

19. So I'm wrong

Does that make you feel better?

[niyad]

22. Several people pointed this out.

[Wiz Imp]

14. Wrong. The benefit has remained $255 since 1954.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/26/social-security-death-benefit-has-been-255-since-1954-that-may-change.html

Social Security’s death benefit has been $255 since 1954. Some senators want to change that
When a Social Security beneficiary dies, their loved ones may qualify for a one-time $255 lump-sum death payment.

Yet that amount has not changed in 70 years — since 1954 — while inflation has pushed the costs for funerals higher.

On Wednesday, Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., introduced a new bill, the Social Security Survivor Benefits Equity Act, to raise the lump-sum death benefit to $2,900 to reflect today’s cost of living.

[niyad]

17. Thank you.

[haele]

18. Might be thinking of VA + SS.

When my father died, I think it ended up being around $1K, which covered the cremation; and his Military burial at sea was free once the cremains were sent to the nearest base mortuary.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

21. I received that amount as well after my husband died last May.

We prepaid our funeral expenses in February of 2024, including cremation. For the 2 of us, the bill was less than $10,000.

[ms liberty]

4. SS burial was $255 when my mom died in 1993. Also, people don't keep smoking becauae of the liberals

People keep smoking because it is an addiction that is harder to kick than heroin. I and many of us know that because once upon a time, smoking was considered cool and we did it too. I'm an educated woman and it took me 25 years to successfully quit cigarettes. They can blame it on us liberals all they want, but it won't change the grip their cigarettes have on them.

My sympathy on your your loss.

[Iris]

15. Exactly. Blame the tobacco companies - they knew what they were selling

[ms liberty]

20. Yes, they knew and many years before it became public.

I'm in NC with family in both of our biggest tobacco cities, Durham and Winston-Salem. I have a personal anecdote about that very subject, but I won't recount it.

[Iris]

23. Have you read Merchants of Doubt?

[ms liberty]

24. No I have not. I'll hve to look for it.

[LoisB]

5. I am sorry for your loss.

[MerryBlooms]

6. Circumstances of death or political affiliation doesn't change the shame this

The fact folks can't afford Healthcare, Burial, Cremation. Disgraceful!!
Maybe the local animal crematorium will do it? Those folks are way more reasonable and loving than any funeral home i ever dealt with.

[Intractable]

7. Maybe the local animal crematorium will do it? -- No.

There are very strict laws about how a body may be disposed of. If there weren't, there'd be a lot more murders.

They are licenced to cremate and dispose of only animals.

[MerryBlooms]

25. I was being naughty sarcastic. We recently had a beloved pet cremated and

Returned home. But the crux of my sarcasm stands, some folks can't even afford to claim their loved ones from the morgue, have them transported to a mortuary or crematorium... It's disgraceful and unacceptable
Take care ✌️

[Randomthought]

10. It is disgraceful

That a spouse has to do a gofundme to pay for cremation

[MerryBlooms]

26. Transport from place of death to "final" destination, is about a $1,500 ride these days

Add on, crematorium cost, urn... Or forbid, burial!
Thousands! Death is a huge racket!!

[Intractable]

8. It's good you donated to his funeral. He was your cousin. You aren't going to change his vote now.

You chose the option that brings a little more peace to this world.

[Randomthought]

11. THank You

In spite of everything he was family .

[Intractable]

12. I got friends who are Republicans. It's a way of life here in Florida.

Only one such "friend" is a Trumper and we do our best to not spend time with her.

These people all grew up being Republicans. Though I try, I cannot change their minds.