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#1585 of 1586 Re: Carried over from the Diesels topic [gagrice] by jeffyscott Oct 23, 2009 (2:21 pm)
Replying to: gagrice (Oct 23, 2009 5:51 am) Actually they only decided that a life was worth less than 18,182 of those $11 parts. Or that preventing 180 deaths (and osme other stuff) was not worth spending $121 million, which is $672,222 per death, or 61,111 of the $11 parts. Or they decided that a judge and jury would value the average life at $200,000. Not saying that Ford was right or wrong to do this, but the statement that "a human life was mathematically proven to be worth less than an $11 part" is simply incorrect hyperbole. Replies to this message: gagrice (Oct 23, 2009 4:19 pm)
#1586 of 1586 Re: Carried over from the Diesels topic [jeffyscott] by gagrice Oct 23, 2009 (4:19 pm)
Replying to: jeffyscott (Oct 23, 2009 2:21 pm) It was Mother Jones making the analysis. So you have to take that into account. The premise was automakers take calculated risks all the time. I was responding to a poster that would like to believe that automakers would never do what in fact Ford did.

#1585 of 1586: Re: Carried over from the Diesels topic [gagrice] by jeffyscott; Oct 23, 2009 (2:21 pm)

Replying to: gagrice (Oct 23, 2009 5:51 am)

Actually they only decided that a life was worth less than 18,182 of those $11 parts.
Or that preventing 180 deaths (and osme other stuff) was not worth spending $121 million, which is $672,222 per death, or 61,111 of the $11 parts.
Or they decided that a judge and jury would value the average life at $200,000.

Not saying that Ford was right or wrong to do this, but the statement that "a human life was mathematically proven to be worth less than an $11 part" is simply incorrect hyperbole.

gagrice (Oct 23, 2009 4:19 pm)

#1586 of 1586: Re: Carried over from the Diesels topic [jeffyscott] by gagrice; Oct 23, 2009 (4:19 pm)

Replying to: jeffyscott (Oct 23, 2009 2:21 pm)

It was Mother Jones making the analysis. So you have to take that into account. The premise was automakers take calculated risks all the time. I was responding to a poster that would like to believe that automakers would never do what in fact Ford did.