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Your Life Is Worth $10 Million, According to the Government

WKNO | By Savannah Smith

Published May 29, 2022 at 7:13 AM CDT

Value of Life — .

How much is a human life worth? Federal agencies have to answer this question all the time. Whether it's to decide on adding safety labels to hazardous materials, or when it becomes worth it to reopen the economy after a pandemic. It's a tough question to answer, but they do have a number they use. They say a human life is worth about $10 million. This is the story of how they got that number.

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