I don't understand...

[mrsmere]

Dying ain't free.

[ktheodos]

how a cemetery can raise its funeral prices, and blame it on the cost of living...

Is that supposed to be a kind of pun? ("cost of living" for the "dead"?)

[debidoo]

Oh my gosh that is insane - what could have gone up or even gone up that much?  The guy that does the landscaping maintenance?  The guys that dig the graves?  I think it is greed personally.  And greed never changes.  The sales staff probably wants a big raise - who knows?  I don't understand either.

[bshee58]

Why make a fuss about stores raising prices or employees loosing hours, that's the way the world is, you gotta live to survive, make due with what you have, some companies are going out of business cause of higher taxes put on shipping, maybe one day it will get better.

[mrisha]

how a cemetery can raise its funeral prices, and blame it on the cost of living...

That is because people are greedy.  Nothing else matters.

[mardukblood2009]

I totally agree. I always feel like they take advantage of people at their low point. 

[sherryinutah]

This one made me think.  I didn't necessarily recognize it as a joke but it definitely has a punchline.   

[paints]

how a cemetery can raise its funeral prices, and blame it on the cost of living...

Yes. 

Is that supposed to be a kind of pun? ("cost of living" for the "dead"?)

[mapiklfish]

I took it as a joke.

[sfreeman8]

My parents picked out their plots and paid for them along with their vaults.   My father died in 1985 and we went through the normal process of all the other expenses that it entails.   A week after we buried him my mother called me and told me she wanted to go ahead an plan her funeral and pay for everything and wanted me to go with her, which I did.  She picked out her casket, flowers for the casket and everything else that goes along with it. The contract stated no price increases. She died in 2013.  All we had to do was call the funeral home.  Everything was arranged and there were no additional charges.  In fact we got a refund.  She decided a couple of years before she passed that she wanted to be cremated and that lower the charges.   We know it would have been a lot more expensive if we paid for it at the time of her death.  What she did was a wonderful gift to all of us and I have always be grateful.

My mom did the same thing. I just had to pick ouyt the vessel for her. She went through the life insurance company and paid $16 a month for the funeral home and burial expenses. I got a refund back because it was paid ahead. Since then (2000) I was bugging hubby to get it done too. He refused. So this year I finally went ahead and had the funeral director, who knows my hubby very well because my hubby used t owork for a casket company and deliver to him, so hubby was "caught" having to do this. Our expenses are around $4000 each, mine less because of cremation, his more becaue of casket and burial.  Includes everything.  Too bad he still doesn't work from the company...he could've gotten a discount (seriously!).

Sadly, the newspaper has gotten greedy and no longer allows free obituaries.  It cost $250 for a short one. That's nasty.  I can just imagine those that have large families and has a long esteemed history which takes up 2-3 columns. A paragraph is free. Wow! Can they spare it? It disgusts me.

[tjshorty]

That does seem ironic. The question  could be used by a comedian.  Have you thought about that line of work.  I have for myself but I think I would be the only one that got my jokes.

[tantricia44]

I know, everything goes up every year....... sometimes, every month! Cat food, cat litter, toilet paper, microwaveable food, rice, Ice cream, soda pop...........Sad even the dead has to pay uncle same!