X-Message-Number: 20828 From: Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 12:44:38 EST Subject: Re: CryoNet #20820 No Merci --part1_8c.22427673.2b51b206_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sad Story: > We sent the requested information and suggested possible emergency > action in case of death before arrangements were in place. Death occurred > yesterday, and as far as I know nothing was done. > > Robert Ettinger > Cryonics Institute Such case recall that some progress are must be done. That goes from borderline new theoretical physics to basic cryonics. On that ground, I think the next step is to overcome the cost wall. CI prices may be stable or declining in real $ value, but there is neverthless a problem. I think if cryonics contracts could be bought with a credit or leasing the market would be far larger and last minute problem as this one would be seen less often. It is simple to give a lesson, less so to face the problem. If I recall well, extended paiement has been experimented and has produced nothing but problems. Clearly, it is not to the cryonics service provider to work as a bank. On the other side, banks would not accept to lend money for cryonics, in France, you can't even take a life insurance for this purpose. My idea is to use an intermediate "product": A real estate property. CI accept, I think, that as a way to pay for cryonics, at least on a case by case basis (tell me if I am wrong). Could this be generalized? A fund could sell/buy parts in a real estate investment tool. Buyers could use all the bank services for RE investments and the fund would buy back the parts when requested and pay the cryonics service provider. Returns from the investment could pay for the financial commitments. Yvan Bozzonetti. --part1_8c.22427673.2b51b206_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" [ AUTOMATICALLY SKIPPING HTML ENCODING! ] Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20828