Can you put a price on human life?

Question

Can you put a price on human life?

Answer 1

You can, if you need to.  The government does.  For instance, they won't put up a traffic light at an intersection if nobody ever gets killed there, because of the money.  If 10 people get killed there every year, they'll rush to put it up.

Here's how they get the numbers:  It is possible to correlate wealth to death.  I wish I knew the numbers, but I don't.  I do know how they use it - when you take wealth out of society and spend it on something (like widening the road, or reducing pollution, say) you are going to make everybody poorer, and that does increase the death rate.  You try to make that death rate offset by the improved road and/or cleaner air or whatever.

The death rate impact of the wealth is weighed against the death rate impact of whatever you're trying to fix.

Again, I wish I knew the numbers they use - I don't.

I guess actually what I'm trying to say is that humans put a price on human life.  The government doesn't have to, they just observe the data.

Answer 2

the insurance companies have, and on each part too

Answer 3

no unless you are for sale like street walkers

Answer 4

You just add up the price of all your organs.

Answer 5

bought a buck fifty, give or take a cent or two

Answer 6

actually you can't, it is priceless, its not even ours, it a lease from GOD,so always do good. but in reality/legal terms, i think they do. LAWYERS???HMOs?Insurance?(Vampires-just kidding)

Answer 7

Haha oh gosh, this was a huge thing in my debate class today. The answer is absolutely not. What is a world without human life? Nothing is worth the sacrifice of a human life.

Answer 8

Not really but you can find out how much you are worth, try this site.

http://humanforsale.com/

Answer 9

YES. 11.37$ US

13.87$ for russian bikini models, NOT A CENT MORE.

Im kidding, I guess you can but it isnt ethical. then again its not logical to pay some 300 billion dollars to save ONE person. I think I would kill myself willingly to donate 300billion to a charity like cancer research orstopping gun control activists though,

Answer 10

Technically, you can. Is it right to? That's something people have to interpret for themselves.

Answer 11

''don't be a fool if life was not worth it you wouldn't  be asking me that question '' ?........................yes

Answer 12

i dont think you can but if it can save a life maybe you can

Answer 13

some r worth more than others.

Answer 14

NO

Answer 15

sure you can. Some aren't worth a plug nickle and some are priceless. But most are in between.