Expect there soon to be more holocaust survivors

[FluffyMcDeath]

It's always been socially advantageous to be a holocaust survivor. Nothing wins an argument faster than "I survived the holocaust".

Of course, it hasn't been so good financially despite the fact the Israel has collected billions on behalf of holocaust survivors - they just didn't actually GIVE the money to the survivors.

However, there may finally be a practical reason to be a holocaust survivor. If granny is getting long in the tooth and you can't bare to see her in an institution but you can't afford to care for her - just grab a needle and tattoo a number on her arm. Then sign her up for this.

The proposed legislation is here.

 

[cecilia]

the problem with that is you can tell how new a tattoo is.
I've seen real concentration camp number tattoos on someone (we were in the NY subway when I was a teenager).

I don't think it's easy to "create" a 60+ years old tattoo

 

[FluffyMcDeath]

I don't think it's easy to "create" a 60+ years old tattoo

Given the potential money involved I think it would be worth it to find out how well it could be done.
Besides, if someone questions the tattoo then they are just anti-semitic. Instant Obama care for anyone with the Chuztpah to try for it.

 

[cecilia]

Given the potential money involved I think it would be worth it to find out how well it could be done.
Besides, if someone questions the tattoo then they are just anti-semitic. Instant Obama care for anyone with the Chuztpah to try for it.

I'd rather be called "anti-semitic" than anti-science or anti-truth.

I'm no expert on how tattoo's age, but I know inks tend to "migrate" after many years - especially the age of these nazi numbers. It would be interesting to see if anyone has actually done a study on this, but I'd interview people who had been working as tattoo artists for many years as they would have seen many an old tattoo in their time.