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To: epsteinbd who wrote (279)12/2/2002 7:31:48 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 15987
 
>>Seems much to high IMO.<<

The (simplified) way to calculate the value of a life is to calculate the present value of the economic benefit the person provided annually, and multiply that times work life expectancy. Someone with an income of $100K per year with a work life expectancy of 30 years is worth $3 million - just one person.