tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post5142900879605782047..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Ex government MP quick to get snout in troughLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-75634729392193797312014-03-26T10:26:58.772+13:002014-03-26T10:26:58.772+13:00Burial is preferred for the simple reason that the...Burial is preferred for the simple reason that the act of cremation to interment is often not completed. <br /><br />NZ has laws around how bodies are to be treated. A cremated body is still a body. <br /><br />Burial ensures the poor are not mistreated even in death by those who think the urn in a cupboard or the tip is the right way to treat bodies. <br /><br />The state only needs to have a designated funeral director in each area who meets the financial cost of that burial. <br /><br />I'm sure they would be lining up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-24939838308766845312014-03-25T19:07:09.151+13:002014-03-25T19:07:09.151+13:00Muerk, Taxpayer subsidies are not 'charity'...Muerk, Taxpayer subsidies are not 'charity' which is the voluntary giving of help or financial aid.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-54132314803765005662014-03-25T18:04:08.533+13:002014-03-25T18:04:08.533+13:00"Religious sensibilities" must be afford... "Religious sensibilities" must be afforded by those who own them.<br /><br />Wow, you're just all heart. <br /><br />Burial is a perfectly reasonable charity that we should extend to the poorest of the poor. People don't need to be embalmed or have expensive coffins. A simple coffin (or even a shroud) and a plot is all that is required. We are a wealthy nation and we should extend this dignity to our dead. Muerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983180202172098977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-26866439395423617112014-03-24T23:18:42.856+13:002014-03-24T23:18:42.856+13:00"Religious sensibilities" must be afford..."Religious sensibilities" must be afforded by those who own them.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-4520251110232204872014-03-24T21:41:44.391+13:002014-03-24T21:41:44.391+13:00“We have concerns that due to the costs of burials...<i>“We have concerns that due to the costs of burials, those with few means will not have the choice to be buried and may have to be cremated against their wishes.</i><br /><br />She's right - I have personally seen this happen more than once.<br /><br />I'm not sure what the answer is but the religious sensibilities of the deceased should be respected and in 21st century NZ they are notAndreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536593172412406428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-38187405561860105352014-03-24T20:50:23.823+13:002014-03-24T20:50:23.823+13:00There is no stopping these National socialists is ...There is no stopping these National socialists is there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-24293771945031069742014-03-24T17:38:08.126+13:002014-03-24T17:38:08.126+13:00Hi Lindsay
Perhaps a new twist on 'cradle to ...Hi Lindsay<br /><br />Perhaps a new twist on 'cradle to the grave' welfare?<br /><br />:-)<br /><br />BrendanBrendan McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741263914308842497noreply@blogger.com