美文赏析：给生命定价COSTOFLIVING
<p> <span word="COST">COST</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="LIVING">LIVING</span> </p><p> ”<span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highwayman">highwayman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corpse">corpse</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highwayman">highwayman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="uncover">uncover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>? </p><p> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>. <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span>? </p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="planner">planner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dreadful">dreadful</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="confuses">confuses</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>. </p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="surveys">surveys</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span> <span word="results">results</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> ?10 <span word="household">household</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> ?5 <span word="version">version</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="the">the</span> ?5 <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> ?10 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="product">product</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> ”<span word="no">no</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="contradicting">contradicting</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="inconsistencies">inconsistencies</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="irrational">irrational</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pollsters">pollsters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="both">both</span>. </p>
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