X-Message-Number: 18310 Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 07:29:32 -0500 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: CryoNet #18305 - #18309 Hi everyone! I want to congratulate Mike Darwin for one more percipient comment about present arrangements. I hope that the cryonics societies will listen and in particular erase the provision for repayment. We'll have to either trust that they will repay if asked, or have some other arrangement than life insurance.... or be sure that we'll never apply for Medicare. For what it's worth, here in Australia the gov is a bit kinder about holding money if you receive payments from them. They are not totally kind .... I recently found myself owing several thousand dollars when I thought that the amount would be repaid. But the right to keep your own money seems to be thought better of here, at least in the case of Medicare-like arrangements. Best wishes and long long life to all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=18310