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Re:War Is a Racket (1935) by bratwurst3000 on Thursday May 25, 2023 @05:17PM (#36076348)
Where did that 9 million come from? Pls
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Re:War Is a Racket (1935) by all2 on Thursday May 25, 2023 @05:40PM (#36076604)
The value is something the US Transportation Admin. has calculated [0]. It's rather cold-blooded, but it makes sense.

[0] https://www.transportation.gov/office-policy/transportation-...

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Re:War Is a Racket (1935) by H8crilA on Thursday May 25, 2023 @05:40PM (#36076609)
It seems a bit excessive, but if you assume someone working from 25 to 65, that is 40 years, at $50k per year then they're "worth" >= $2M to the economy. Really more than that because they will do some things for free to other people, such as family members. So it is probably at the right order of magnitude.
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