Here is a rather distasteful topic which however illustrates how far public administrations are willing to go in need for cash:
A shocking recent media report pointed out that public cemeteries in Germany understand the term "freegold" rather as "free gold". State TV aired a report stating that larger cities are making good money out of filtering gold teeth out of the ashes of burned bodies. Cities like Nuremberg make up to 250,000 Euro per year by selling the gold teeth.
It may sound perfectly weird, but German funeral regulations are (unlike e.g. very liberal Dutch regulations) very, very restrictive. Every little tiny bit is regulated. Cities have now oped to also regulate the property rights for gold teeth. If your body thus gets burned in a city operated crematory within Germany your gold teeth (if you have some) do not belong to you or your beneficiaries but the city.
Thus, Nuremberg last year has purchased some electric golf carts (a better name might be "gold carts" ) and public restrooms from the "free gold" taken from dead people.
Re: Haystack July 2012
Posted: 29 Jul 2012, 14:12
by Spruitje
bailouts4ever wrote:... Every little tiny bit is regulated. Cities have now oped to also regulate the property rights for gold teeth. If your body thus gets burned in a city operated crematory within Germany your gold teeth (if you have some) do not belong to you or your beneficiaries but the city.
In a fact they continue the work of father Adolf during WWII: before we will burn you we will take your golden teeth.
Re: Haystack July 2012
Posted: 29 Jul 2012, 16:10
by bailouts4ever
before we will burn you we will take your golden teeth.
In this case it's rather "after" burning but it left the same connotation with me...
) and public restrooms from the "free gold" taken from dead people. 
