Michael Jackson's funeral at the taxpayers expense?

The first answer you had is typical of alot

of people that I have asked this similiar

question to.... and although I can say

that Michael deserved a nice send-off ,

why should it be the citizens of the state

to have to foot the bill...

If any of MJ's friends or

family are willing to cover

the costs - then why are

they setting up a site for

donations?

MJ's estate is worth over

500 million and growing --

the family is not hurting for

money

normally when one asks for

donations, it is because they

have no money to cover costs,

not because they do not want

to pay...

This is the same as if a poor child was to come up

to you asking for food and a rich man was to drive

up to you in his stretch limo asking for money for

gas because his gold visa is in his other porsche

You give the money to the rich

because they need it more ..

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We are going to have a

4 million dollar

wake and a gold coffin

but we are asking for

donations

to help pay for the costs

won't you please help us?

The ridiculous thing here is not the donation

site or having the taxpayers settle the costs,

but that there are those that are sending them

money right now even as I am writing this ...

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The family should pay for this, not the taxpayers. I read online that the City of Los Angeles has set up a Web page inviting its citizens to contribute money to help defray the significant costs of Michael Jackson's recent memorial. What an outrage.

I think this whole thing is a little out of proportion. I live in Oregon so it won't affect me but I don't think it was smart for a broke city (Los Angeles) to spend whatever amount on a ceremony for a celebrity. sheesh.

when you can do something that get million of people to see you and make a city million than maybe when you die you can have a big funeral like he and the million of people who went there I pretty sure will make LA millions of dollars in room and food taxes. parking, ticket the taxes the store owner paid, Just so many ways for the city of LA to make money

With all the money this country is spending his funeral is just a drop in the pan. I think he deserves the respect he got. God bless his soul!!!!!

I wish they could have used the tax payers money on keeping him in prison.