Los Angeles Broke and Paying Over $2 Mil For MJ's Memorial

[Believer1997]

I know everyone should have a funeral and suitable memorial if that is their wish - but this just seems so amazing to me. I was watching the news tonight and Los Angeles (along with the rest of California) is broke and struggling, yet the City will likely have to foot the bill for most of Michael Jackson's Memorial Service.

This is just surreal that this is happening

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009...al-options.html

Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine this afternoon called on Anschutz Entertainment Group, the owner of Staples Center, to cover the full cost of tomorrow

[Matthitjah]

California's recent budget woes don't lead me to seeing it or any of it's cities as a model for common sense for the Nation. However, we are modeling their fiscal policies Nationwide.

Yet, the Western Church keeps telling us were not under Judgement and don't need to repent?

[Believer1997]

California's recent budget woes don't lead me to seeing it or any of it's cities as a model for common sense for the Nation. However, we are modeling their fiscal policies Nationwide.

Yet, the Western Church keeps telling us were not under Judgement and don't need to repent?

I cannot imagine that if I were a taxpayer in California I would take this well.... On the one hand, I'm learning his estate portfolio could be worth more than $250 million and on the other - that LA is broke yet will have to pay a fortune for this memorial service. I know that one of their biggest industries is the entertainment industry, but this just seems over the top. This is just sad.

Uh... I have been hearing we are under His Judgment and that it is time to repent for a very, very long time.

[Guest LadyC]

gee, i wonder if the state of california will pay for MY memorial service if i were to die? WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? why doesn't the family pay for the expenses like in every other family? and no offense, but it seems that if the family accepts this, then it's a pretty unpatriotic, un-american, and very shameful set of values.

[nikki1]

Hello Believer 1997

I know everyone should have a funeral and suitable memorial if that is their wish - but this just seems so amazing to me. I was watching the news tonight and Los Angeles (along with the rest of California) is broke and struggling, yet the City will likely have to foot the bill for most of Michael Jackson's Memorial Service.

This is just surreal that this is happening

I agree. Personally, if Michael's immediate family cannot pay for his funeral, and since it has been declared a public funeral, I don't see anything wrong with asking the public to send in donations to help defray the cost of the funeral expense. I am sure his millions of fans would be more than happy to do this in memory of Michael Jackson and the monies received would be more than enough to pay for a decent funeral and memorial service, and the California taxpayers would not have to bear the burden.

Many blessings to you,

Nikki

[Believer1997]

Hello Believer 1997

I know everyone should have a funeral and suitable memorial if that is their wish - but this just seems so amazing to me. I was watching the news tonight and Los Angeles (along with the rest of California) is broke and struggling, yet the City will likely have to foot the bill for most of Michael Jackson's Memorial Service.

This is just surreal that this is happening

I agree. Personally, if Michael's immediate family cannot pay for his funeral, and since it has been declared a public funeral, I don't see anything wrong with asking the public to send in donations to help defray the cost of the funeral expense. I am sure his millions of fans would be more than happy to do this in memory of Michael Jackson and the monies received would be more than enough to pay for a decent funeral and memorial service, and the California taxpayers would not have to bear the burden.

Many blessings to you,

Nikki

I saw on the news this morning that some of the LA City Council members have awakened from their lethargy and realized that they are getting stuck with the bill and are approaching the entertainment group that managed MJ to get some restitution... If the City pays for this extravaganza - they need to pay for every other taxpayer in LA's funeral, too. I just wish the family had decided to give the man a private burial and some final peace. Sad.

[Fez]

Please let's just bury the poor man and get it over with. I want to watch something else on the news.

[traveller]

Please let's just bury the poor man and get it over with. I want to watch something else on the news.

Uh huh. Like news about Obama going to Russia, the arms reduction deal, and the G8. Little things like that.

[Fez]

Yes and the Chinese pm flying home and not attending the G8 because of massive riots going on between muslim chinese and other chinese, where the army (10,000 soldiers), have been called out to stop it. Little things like that.

[Oh Hamburgers!]

Yeah, I find it incredibly ironic that a multi multi millionaire's funeral burden might have to be bore by LA... I think that MJ's combined wealth could buy the city of LA (ok maybe not), and yet this is happening when California is at it's most precarious financial situation since the great depression!

I'm confused though.. is the cost to the city coming from the increased security and stuff like that, or are they having to pay for the actual ceremony? I'm confused as to who came up with this idea; the Staple Center or LA.

Crazy either way.

Edited July 8, 2009 by Oh Hamburgers!