Paying their debt to society
The dearly departed are always good about paying their debt
Do you ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? While governments rush to prop up banks, car makers, insurance companies and practically every other business you’ve ever heard of, one sector continues to reliably pay its debts—dead people. Although survivors have no legal obligation to pay the bills of the dearly departed, it seems they are often willing too. And one American firm is doing booming business by gently coaxing money from widows and orphans.
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