"$10 million. At least that's the figure that was generated by Kip Viscusi, an economist from Vanderbilt University. Viscusi derives this value from safety regulations in organizations like the CDC, EPA, and department of transportation. This figure is based on American lives, not global. But before we get too hyped on being worth millions, let's consider the honest reality of this. Jeff Bezos is worth $200 billion, and the homeless man on the corner has $10 dollars to his name. We can put a price-tag on a human life, but that does not mean the price is fair."

"There is no concrete 'minimum wage' on a human life in 2020. There never has been, and there still is not today. Just yesterday, multi-millionaire Lori Loughlin was sentenced to just two months in prison for paying bribes to get her daughters into USC, while Crystal Mason, a black mother of three, was sentenced to five years for voting when she didn't realize a past felony conviction made her ineligible. A life's value is a product of their fortune and fame, cloaked in the illusion of their benefit to the world. Simply put, if you have money, you are more likely to survive and be remembered. You can afford the necessary healthcare for most illnesses and injuries, the healthiest food, and...

“The question’s complexity resides in the fact that how we arrive at a price tag on human life says a great deal about our priorities. The price tags, and the methods used to develop them, are a reflection of our values as a society. They are infused with influences from economics, ethics, religion, human rights, and law. Ideally, there would be a simple answer of how to value a human life that most people could agree on. Yet there is no such answer….”
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