Value of Earth Human Life

goran at gothic.com.au goran at gothic.com.au
Sun Nov 1 19:12:45 PST 2015


And you reckon that there'll be an island to retire to in such case?

Goran

On 02/11/2015 13:25, Mirimir wrote:
> On 11/01/2015 02:25 AM, jim bell wrote:
> 
> <SNIP>
> 
>> While the first few collected rewards would probably be in the tens
>> of thousands of dollars range, after a few hundred are collected I
>> think the price could easily drop to the low thousands.
> 
> Really? Let's say that there was a viable AP system. What would bids be
> like for top US officials? There are maybe a couple billion people who
> want them dead. Even at $1 each, that's a lot of money!
> 
> Also, consider the potential for collateral damage. Let's say that I'm
> the captain of a Russian nuclear sub. The aggregate value of the US
> Congress might hit $100 billion, no? So what might I do? First, kill my
> crew, after making suitable arrangements. Then nuke Washington, and
> collect my winnings. Maybe drop out for a few years in some deep part of
> the Pacific. Then buy an island, and retire.
> 
> <SNIP>
> 
> 




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