L.A. Mayor (aka You) Will Pay For Michael Jackson's Funeral
July 22nd 2009 14:13
Michael Jackson's funeral ended up costing the city approximately $1.4 million. To help fund the city's expenses, the acting mayor, while the real mayor was on vacation, set up a website for people to donate money to cover the expenses of the funeral for the city. After raising $35,000 donated voluntarily in a short amount of time, the mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, returning home from vacation, was not very happy about someone else besides the city paying for the expenses:
So, basically, the mayor is opposed to a family paying for its own funeral, even a wealthy family with a whole host of wealthy friends, and he is opposed to people voluntarily paying money to cover the expenses. These things are both "nonsensical" and "ridiculous." Instead, he is going to do the altruistic thing and pay out of his own pocket, right? No, he is going to pass the cost on to taxpayers, many of whom don't like Michael Jackson, don't know Michael Jackson, don't listen to Michael Jackson's music, and won't have anyone paying for their own family's funeral.
On the contrary Mayor Villaraigosa, not having the people who care most about the passing of Michael Jackson pay for his funeral is both "ridiculous" and "nonsensical."
"This is a world-class city, and we provide fire and police protection, period. The idea that we would charge the family for a funeral is nonsensical," he said during his first public appearance today, calling the website set up by his office to solicit donations "ridiculous."
So, basically, the mayor is opposed to a family paying for its own funeral, even a wealthy family with a whole host of wealthy friends, and he is opposed to people voluntarily paying money to cover the expenses. These things are both "nonsensical" and "ridiculous." Instead, he is going to do the altruistic thing and pay out of his own pocket, right? No, he is going to pass the cost on to taxpayers, many of whom don't like Michael Jackson, don't know Michael Jackson, don't listen to Michael Jackson's music, and won't have anyone paying for their own family's funeral.
On the contrary Mayor Villaraigosa, not having the people who care most about the passing of Michael Jackson pay for his funeral is both "ridiculous" and "nonsensical."
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