X-Message-Number: 31023
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 10:05:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: david pizer <>
Subject: other possible use for the money


We cryonicists (at leat most of us) probably realize that the United States (and
probably most countries similar to us) are headed for some very troubling times
in the next 1 to 10 years (and maybe longer).  I don't believe which ever party
of candidates win the coming election will make much difference in the 
financial problems that countries are now facing.  


So I would like to begin a discussion here on Cryonet on the idea that if the 
money collected for William O'Rights and Marce Johnson does not get used for 
their suspensions for some reason or other, the money would be left in the bank 
to be used to protect either Alcor's or CI's patients if Alcor or CI should fall
on hard times with government interference or if some private group did 
something that would cost either of them all their money or put them out of 
business.


This fund could be used to move the patients of either company into temporary 
holding until a reorganization could be completed or some other solution created
and implemented.


I hope as, even as we all considering the economic future of the world in these 
coming discussions, that both Alcor and CI are already taking steps to 
accumulate large sums of money to be used in case things get really bad.


But if a judgement (or other action) from an individual or government should tie
up the assets of either CI or Alcor, or both, it would be good to have some 
money in another organization that does NOT *do* cryonics.  In other words, The 
Society for Venturism does not fall in the same exact category as a suspension 
organization like Alcor or CI and might not be attacked in the same way if the 
United States goes into a depression or worse.


I have not brought this idea up to the board of directors of the Society for 
Venturism yet as I wanted to see if they was cryo-public support for the idea.  
If there is a lot of support for this idea I will make some kind of motion to 
our board.


Of course, the contributors would have (and stil do have) the choice of having 
the money they contributed to William or Marce returned to them as that is what 
was promised to them when they sent it in.  But some people (I suspect many) 
would agree to leave it in the fund if the excess money was earmarked to protect
patients in storage in the future.

Any comments?

David Pizer

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