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05 Oct 2009 20:29

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Biz: A couple deathly serious numbers about the funeral industry

  • 35% of all funerals are cremations, which kills the revenue of mom & pop funeral shops
  • 80% of the funeral market is run by mom & pops and private corpserations … er, corporations source

14 Jul 2009 20:38

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U.S.: The bruised and battered corpse of California’s budget beaten again

  • -2,000 jobs size of the job cuts for state employees Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today
  • 4,600 people already got pink slip notices earlier this year, though it’s unlikely all of them will lose their jobs source