X-Message-Number: 9805 Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 11:40:47 -0400 (EDT) From: "Henry R. Hirsch" <> Subject: How do we provide for increases in the cost of cryonic May 29, 1998 Recent interchanges on the Cryonet suggest this troubling question. It is clear that a cryonic provider cannot guarantee the price of suspension, since we are very familiar with the effects of inflation on prices. The price of a new car has at least tripled in the last 20 years. If I live another 20 years, the price of a suspension may do the same, and I will have to find the money if I want to be suspended. But what about maintenance and the cost of reanimation? The same argument applies with respect to inflation, except that now I am "dead" and can't come up with any more money. I, and perhaps others, would be interested to learn how Cryonics Institute, Alcor, Cryocare, and Transtime handle this problem. Hank Hirsch --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry R. Hirsch Department of Physiology Phone: (606)323-5438 MS508 Chandler Medical Center Fax: (606)323-1070 University of Kentucky E-Mail: Lexington, KY 40536-0084 USA Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9805