Why Health Care is Cheap in Canada – The Value of a human life is $1.33

Tuesday, May 31, 2005
By John Bambenek

Canada Red Cross used HIV blood

The gist is that the Red Cross up there messed up and distributed HIV positive and Hepatitis infected blood and 3,000 people died as a result. In the ensuing case, it was found they were negligent and they face a fine of $4,000. That means they are liable for $1.33 per person killed.

In the US if they did this, do you think they’d get by with only a $4,000 slap?

John Bambenek is the Assistant Politics Editor for Blogcritics and is an academic professional for the University of Illinois. He is a freelance columnist who blogs at Part-Time Pundit and the executive director of The Tumaini Foundation which helps AIDS orphans and other children in Tanzania to get an education. He is the current owner of BlogSoldiers, a blog-only traffic exchange. | More from John Bambenek

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