Can we put a price on human life
When someone dies due to an accident caused by negligence, the family members of the deceased do not say, "Oh, it was an accident. Let's move on." nor do they say, "It was negligence, he must do time in jail." Instead they say, "Sue for all the money you can get!" cause that will make it better.... apparently.
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"The value of life...is the marginal cost of death prevention in a certain class of circumstances." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ EPA says $6.9 million. Side: Of course
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If genocide is being committed somewhere on the planet, do we say, "Send the forces in to protect the innocent." or do we say, "It cost too much to send in the forces." and have you noticed how long it takes to send in the forces if they are ever sent? Usually by that time it's almost too late. So yes, human life does come with a price tag and it's not as much as you would think. ;) Side: Of course
The human body is made up of chemicals, those chemicals have a price ($25.00 USD iron, carbon all that fun stuff). Of course also tying in organ donations you get the human body worth about 10 mil (getting all the antibodies, the eggs or sperm, heart, liver, lungs, genes, ect.). In my personal view the human life is only worth as much as the body. So 10 mil. Side: Of course
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Well I agree that a human life has a certain value to it that can be represented in money. However, I don't think it's humanly possible to put a price on a life. There's just so many factors, like dependents, purchases, value of the body, etc that would make it almost impossible to do this. Side: Wait..., What? No!
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How do you define life? A soul, a physical body? The ability to grow and change? EVERYONE is created equal. Just because someone may have not chosen the correct choice for their life, does not make it a loss nor a gain. What right do we have to say that certain people are only worth $20? What right do we have to place a monetary value on life period? We have no right to put prices on other’s lives and values. Only we can determine what we are worth. Side: Wait..., What? No!
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