This is not an indictment on the free market system, but wow, the commercial aspect of the funeral industry is something else. People die, and the survivors need services, and the network of service providers is extensive and efficient. The nursing home knows a good funeral home, the funeral home knows a good crematorium,video producer, florist, officiant, etc., it is just a well oiled machine to get your loved one from their deathbed into a urn and in front of their mourners. And I appreciate it all, because who wants to deal with all of this sh*t one morbid aspect after another?
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