Monday 23 October 2006

Are you worth saving?

There is an official study that has established each of us is worth just over £1.4 million. This is used to determine what, say, road improvements are undertaken with a view to reducing accident death. Roadworks cost £3 million and estimated to save two lives? Tough.

This is just a calculation of death costs. Doubtless there is another annexure that values most forms of disabling accidents. Just I have not found it.

And we have a medical costs watchdog recommending - nay, imposing cost controls on vital medication proven to extend life or life's compos mentis


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