Gregory Burrell
Appearances
Up First from NPR
Trapped in a Social Safety Net
You know, I grew up down south, and down south, people have life insurance. My grandmother used to have her insurance policy nailed on the door, and she would put the money inside this little jacket, and every week or two weeks, whenever the insurance guy came, he would mark the book and take the money out.
Up First from NPR
Trapped in a Social Safety Net
It was probably 50 cents a week, but they had it. That's how people paid their life insurance.