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The BarefootHealer's avatar

I believe the Australian government capped their programme at $200,000.

Like a flat rate, regardless of age, productivity, etc.

Hmmm, calculating average wage earner, life adjusted years etc, seems pretty cheap payout for the government's hey?! Even if they get 20% payout (which they won't, because most don't even know it's an option), still leaves quite a bit in th e kitty?

Nice to know they finally put a price on the cost of a human life.

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Wayne A Rohde's avatar

The Public Health cabal has a very low value of human life.

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John Stone's avatar

British government will concede as little as possible as late as possible - don’t hold your breath Wayne, although with AZ the effects were often too immediate and obvious. Unlike the perpetrators I also doubt whether the British government will be handing out knighthoods and damehoods to the victims.

Nor is there a pool to pay off the victims: I believe they have to go cap in hand to the treasury each time.

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Wayne A Rohde's avatar

John, I was asked if this award can be seen as a big victory. My answer is not until the thousands of petitioners start receiving compensation. In the US, such a backlog, many of the severely injured might not make it to the day compensation starts. Maddening and very sad.

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John Stone's avatar

Wayne

This award of course went to a widow which I am not sure has a precedent. I agree there are many thousands waiting and many will not survive - if they agree to compensate survivors of those who died then the bill even on the meagre tariff of £120k will amount to billions, but of course it is own money not theirs,].

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