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Shareholders lost money, which is definitely of value. Passengers lost their lives. Both of these things are true, and both of them are losses, even though one
by twblalock 8y ago
Shareholders lost money, which is definitely of value. Passengers lost their lives. Both of these things are true, and both of them are losses, even though one of those things is worse than the other.
> "Hey your kid dying might make you feel sad, but look what happened to my balance sheet! I'm the biggest victim here!"
No shareholder has said that, and I don't see anybody claiming that the shareholders are the biggest victims.
- chmod775 8y ago> No shareholder has said that Which is... rather the point? Nobody would ever say that, so nobody should reasonably expect a larger compensation than the aggrieved families either. I already get a migraine whenever I hear of monetary compensation for the loss of a human life, but this time it's just that much more twisted. Quoting myself here: > If you insist on putting a monetary value on human life, at least make sure you got your numbers in order. The answer to whether we should put a price tag on a human life is: We should not, but we have to. So let's at least get it right.