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The Value of Life
Several federal agencies have come up with figures for the dollar value of a human life to analyze the costs and benefits of new programs they believe will save lives. A sampling:
![[GRAPH: Comparison of the 'value of a statistical life' by the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation and Consumer Product Safety Commission]](http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2008/07/19/GR2008071900086.gif)
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