Edward M. writes: "Obviously I was talking about the future - I meant if you got your way then you could make billions while you were dead. It would be a completely unnatural profit scheme that would embarrass cryonics & hurt us all. You may not want to admit it, but that is news."
What is this "completely unnatural"? Perpetual trusts already exist. And the Wall Street Journal ran a fairly sober and sympathetic piece about a year ago, describing the intentions of wealthy cryonicists who hope to put aside some cash for their future revival. No embarrassment occurred. On the contrary, it made cryonics seem relatively reasonable, since the financial instruments are better understood and much better proven than cryopreservation.
So, where does the "embarrass cryonics" scenario come from? If we're not already embarrassed to be dunking human bodies, companion animals, and severed heads in liquid nitrogen, why on earth should some financial speculation cause any embarrassment?