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E-M:/ What is YOUR life worth? EPA analysis discussed in NY Times this week

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Enviro-Mich message from "Anne Woiwode" <anne.woiwode@sierraclub.org>
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If you missed this, it may be of interest, especially with Whitman
leaving -- evidently she had disavowed the "senior discount" when asked
about it.  

Life: The Cost-Benefit Analysis
By JOHN TIERNEY

WASHINGTON — How could the Environmental Protection Agency decide that
the life of someone over 70 years old is worth $1.4 million less than
the life of a younger person? 

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/18/weekinreview/18TIER.html?tntemail1

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