It's hard to bury all of the dead during an economic downturn. It's still the case as the American "recovery" staggers along, at least in Kentucky.
Counties across Kentucky, like much of the country, are seeing more cases of unclaimed bodies and families who can't afford to bury or cremate a loved one...
[T]he economic downturn has left many people without the money to pay for funeral services that can cost thousands of dollars, and it's falling on cities and states to cover the bills.
A sad case of real-life Gothic.
We first noticed a story about this in 2009, concerning Detroit.
(thanks to Steven Kaye)
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