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The Value Of Life By Amanda Ripley

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The Value of Life When it comes to the topic of the value of life. Most of us will readily agree that there is no amount of money that can equal the loss for a loved one.. Where this agreement usually ends however, is on the question of whether or not the government has the right to assign a dollar value on the human life. While some are convinced that a dollar value is enough other believe that there is no dollar value that can compensate for their lost loved one. Society should base the value of life based on that person's future income in expected life to live. The article by Amanda Ripley stated ¨First , the government will estimate how much a victim would have earned over his or her lifetime had the planes never crashed.¨ This ideal is

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