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‘I don’t know what else to do’: Carnival Cruise customer spent 2K on trip. Now that she’s passed away, they want a $1,300 cancellation fee (www.dailydot.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Late2TheParty@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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Big ole business just itching to get more money from people's grief.. until they're called out in front of enough people online.

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[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We don't have that level of centralized documentation in the US. A death certificate is issued by a much smaller subdivision of locally controlled government. The federal government doesn't issue them.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

You should.

Centralized documentation ensures accountability from the government to the citizens and vice versa.

In my little barbarian country, every child is born a citizen. If there is no possibility to registry a newborn at the hospital, through a special representation office that exists for that sole purpose on site, there is a time limit for the child to be registered; of failed, the parents face serious problems.

This simple gesture ensures the child exists and is accounted for. Social Security, Tax Number, NHS and personal identification number are immediatly issued.

In the same way, a death is immediatly reported and all those numbers are immediatly cancelled by the funeral agent - this is mandated by law. This ensures the identity can not be abused for nefarious purposes. Driving, mariner, pilot license, etc, follows the same logic.

All official documentation are centrally issued and accounted for. This even facilitates inter-agency exchange of information and speeds the issuing of social benefits and tax calculation.

A strong, transparent, central administration provides better services for the citizens.