2nd Bat
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Post by 2nd Bat on Dec 27, 2019 16:20:03 GMT -5
A common expression back in the day was: "He bought the farm" in place of "He died". I have no idea where it originated or how it became tied to death? Perhaps the depression with so many bank reposessions? Does anyone know?
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Post by volkssturm on Dec 27, 2019 16:27:32 GMT -5
I'm not sure, but the impression I got was that it was sort of a reference to the GI insurance policy, which I think was $10,000. A lot of soldiers still came from rural backgrounds and the parents/survivors would use the death benefit to pay off or pay down the mortgage on the farm. Literally buying the farm. I could be wrong, but I thin I heard something like that many years ago.
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