They were selling that in ancient Rome, but you might think, but why just for burial?

人们在古罗马时期销售丧葬险,你可能会想,为什么只有丧葬险

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In ancient Rome they had something called burial insurance.

在古罗马时期,有种东西叫丧葬险

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we're not going to talk about the funeral industry in America and how it rips off people, which it does, in their moments of grief and weakness and overcharges them for the various things that it offers.

我们也不会讨论美国的丧葬行业,以及他们如何敲诈百姓，实际上就是这样，在他们悲伤脆弱的时候,对他们提供的各种服务漫天要价。

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