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by kelseyfrog 591 days ago
It would incorporate a present value calculation for medical costs, present value of future earnings, work life expectancy, and account for disability-adjusted life years. The marginal price increase would correspond to the hazard ratio adjusted risk of causing harm.
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I agree this is a good idea. Actuaries do calculations/models like these all the time. We shouldn't limit ourselves by our imagination
I don't see the emotional devastation in that, but those are real costs.