Human Life Now Worth 1 Million Dollars

"Milky" (jordanmielke) 10/27/2014 at 15:56 • Filed to: GM, Ignition, Recall

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GM has now approved the death claims of 30 people. Will pay 1 million for each life, plus $300k to each spouse/child.

"The number of total claims filed as of Friday was 1,580 …. It has ruled that between 90 and 100 claims are not eligible for funding ….."

But don't worry you still have time to get your claims in "The fund will continue to accept claims through Dec. 31." Because there is a limit to how long a business can be held accountable for killing someone.

"GM has said it expects to spend $400 million on claims, but it has said they could rise as high as $600 million." That plus the "record-setting $35 million fine to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration" is still far less than GM's quarterly profits.

So yay capitalism?

Source: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

CAR_IS_MI > Milky 10/27/2014 at 15:59

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Hey GM, I have a life... Can I have $1M?

Oh, you mean you pay $1M per life taken... Oh... Ok, I know where there are quite a few homeless people no one will miss are. How many $M's you got to spare???

(I'm not sadistic, I swear, just greedy...)

Racescort666 > Milky 10/27/2014 at 16:03

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interesting. That's less than the EPA and FDA seem to think human life costs: http://os.care2.com/all/epa-puts-t…

5-Speed Gangsta > Milky 10/27/2014 at 16:05

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My parents are worth way more to me than $300k.

Milky > Racescort666 10/27/2014 at 16:07

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So even the Transportation Department values life at only 6 million compared to the other departments & GM still only has to pay 1 million.

Why they hell did you figure out a number to then not use it? #FuckLogic

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Milky 10/27/2014 at 16:07

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If Ayn Rand had a say, someone who died in a Cadillac would get more than if they died in a Cobalt.

Milky > 5-Speed Gangsta 10/27/2014 at 16:09

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Its a good thing GM didn't kill them then.

Milky > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 10/27/2014 at 16:10

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Well clearly someone in a Cadillac is worth more than a peasant in a Cobalt.

Racescort666 > Milky 10/27/2014 at 16:14

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Are you asking me or was that rhetorical?

#confused

Milky > Racescort666 10/27/2014 at 16:33

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Rhetoricall, sorry.

Tohru > CAR_IS_MI 10/28/2014 at 13:53

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My mind went to the exact same place.

DMANbluesfreak > CAR_IS_MI 10/29/2014 at 17:27

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Completely unrelated, but I'm looking to try and get authorship for the Overland & Expedition blog. HammerheadFistpunch told me to contact you about it when he gave me Oppo authorship.

CAR_IS_MI > DMANbluesfreak 10/29/2014 at 17:45

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Done.

DMANbluesfreak > CAR_IS_MI 10/30/2014 at 15:00

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Awesome Thanks!