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Where did that 9 million come from? Pls
by bratwurst3000 3y ago
Where did that 9 million come from? Pls
- all2 3y agoThe value is something the US Transportation Admin. has calculated [0]. It's rather cold-blooded, but it makes sense. [0] https://www.transportation.gov/office-policy/transportation-policy/revised-departmental-guidance-on-valuation-of-a-statistical-life-in-economic-analysis https://www.transportation.gov/office-policy/transportation-...
- H8crilA 3y agoIt seems a bit excessive, but if you assume someone working from 25 to 65, that is 40 years, at $50k per year then they're "worth" >= $2M to the economy. Really more than that because they will do some things for free to other people, such as family members. So it is probably at the right order of magnitude.