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Politics : Should God be replaced?

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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (20502)	6/17/2005 4:38:12 PM
From: Lady Lurksalot	Read Replies (1) of 28931

R. D., I believe the "value of a life," has been redefined in some circles to mean the potential earning power of a given life, or person. You jogged my memory back to the infamous exploding Pinto debacle. To protect the gas tanks from explosion via rear-end collisions would have added one dollar to the cost of manufacture. Iacocca's mandate, carved in Iacocca granite, was that the car be produced at a cost which would sell the cars profitably at $1900 but not $2000. Ultimately, it cost Ford Motor Company far more in settlements. Again, "Who in Hell can ever really know." I haven't seen a Pinto on the streets in ages. Most are now probably landfill. - Holly <edit> "value of life" in first line changed to "value of a life." Sometimes I read/type too fast. <g> Nevertheless, that is how I read it when I typed my original response. - Holly

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