Is there a price on human life?

Question

If not why can you gain money by the loss of a loved one (life insurance, going to court and sueing the person who killed ur husband for money, you can hire a bounty hunter to kill someone)

Answer 1

The price ranges between a $2 bullet and a presidential salary.
Worth is then a matter of judicial debate

Answer 2

It depends on what you value more: money or life. If you say money, then yes. Take into account that this also means there is a price on your life. This can be a way to measure the success of your life against others (though I hope this is not the reason for your decision on whether money or life is more important). If you live in a capitalist nation like America, most people live this way (your insurance reference supports this).
However, if money is not as important as life and social relationships versus social status based on income, then no. Money will not sway one's decision in these matters.
In "Acceptable Loss," Jorgenson (spelling may be wrong) was a soldier in Vietnam. In combat, the Vietnamese would aim their explosives at helicopters and equipment more than soldiers. The U.S. sets a monetary value on what a war will cost before they consider withdrawal of troops. An expensive helicopter, which cannot be replaced right away (as opposed to a soldier, which can be readily replaced from a large army and/or large nation in a draft) is worth more than a soldier's life (a number is set to determine how much each soldier's life is worth in their tally of war costs). This may have changed since Vietnam, but I wouldn't be too surprised if it hasn't.
Personally, money is not important. You can buy stuff. Yippy. Stuff is useless. Can't comfort you like a human. Can't listen to you like a human. All it does is entertain you for a period of time until you get more stuff. I'd take a two minute walk with a good friend over an iPod anyday. Sadly, so many people in America put emphasis on money that few can say such a statement and mean it. It is often said that friends and family are more important, but this is nothing more than an empty statement to feel less selfish. I'm not saying it's wrong to like money more. I just don't feel that it is.

Answer 3

Well...if you give me two grand and a picture of the human in question, I can have that person taken care of at a nice price...

Then...after that's done, I'll dispose of the body properly and no one will be able to trace who did it. No one will know you hired me. ^.~
I give you my word as an assassin. Kind of a scout's honour type thing, except so much better! Tell you what...I'll give you a discount, just because you're you. I'll lower the price to one thousand and you'll have yourself a deal, my friend.


Of course there's a price on human life...just use my "joke" as an example, I think it's a worthy one. Life seems to mean nothing now in these times. And it's quite sad. Life doesn't mean anything until it's the life of someone you knew directly and loved. It just goes to show how selfish the human race can be.

Answer 4

Life is priceless, you cannot value by money. If you don't believe, let me kill you and I will you all my money!

Just for your information, Life Insurance is a Valued Contract, not Contract of Indemnity. No matter how much the insurer give you, it never worth the life of your loved ones. They just help you to struggle when your loved ones pass away.

People pay bounty hunter because they know the money they pay is much cheaper than the life they want to terminate.

Answer 5

One of the few truths of the bible "Money is the root of all evil".

Add to your examples.

Slavery and proletarianism is selling one's life to benefit the leisure of another.

90% of the human race practises dowery in one form or another.

Many countries issue taxes based upon population numbers, not income or property.

Legal code in the US goverment legitimises citizens as "property" of the United States of America, which is why ex-rapists and murderers are given priority treatment over disabled people.

Islamic Law specifies how much livestock should be issued as a reimbursement to the family of someone you've murdered. It is half the amount for a murdered woman.

Cassie Bernall's parents. Nuff Said.

YES.

Human ideals try to preach the opposite, but evidence states that yes, human life is a commodity just like anything else.

Answer 6

Certainly God puts a price on human life. He sent his Son Jesus Christ to pay for your life by dying on a cross after being beaten.(see "The Passion of the Christ" to better understand this. Obviously some people do not put a high value on human life as seen in the number of abortions today. Life is precious, but certain liberal groups devalue it. This is both sad and fallacious.

Answer 7

Yep.

I quote former WWF wrestler "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase's theme song lyrics.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000063KO7001006/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_006/105-7508070-7404456

"Nyahahahahahahahahahaha!
Money money money money moneeeeey—heee

Everybody's got a price
Everybody's gonna pay
'Cause the Million Dollar Man
ALWAYS get his way
Nyahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Money money money money moneeeeey—heee

Some might cost a little
Some might cost a lot
But I'm the Million Dollar Man
And you WILL be bought
Nyahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Money money money money moneeeeey—heee
NYAhahahahahahahahahahahaha!
DAAhahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Money money money money moneeeeey—heee
NAAhahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

In divorce court they're not talking about love...They're ALWAYS talking about money.
And sometimes the price on human life can't be paid by dollar bills & coins. But it can be bought. Sad reality unfortunately.

Answer 8

Human life is priceless, you'll never find the same person with the same peronalities. This is more of a question that only you can answer yourself. Are the people around you worth anything beside monetary value.

Answer 9

Yes, people like to deny it but every human life has a monetary value, which is a method of determining life insurance and life insurance premiums.

Answer 10

Yes it is cheap, cheap, cheap, and getting less everyday. It is called supply and demand and everyday there is more and more humans. What value is a human to the planet...not much. What does a human really contribute to the food chain or the circle of life?