One issue with using lifetime earnings as a proxy for human life is that it treats upper-income jobs and hence individuals in those jobs as more valuable than lower-income individuals.

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Using lifetime earnings as a proxy for human life implies that individuals with higher incomes are more valuable, as it equates a person's worth with their economic output, disregarding other aspects of human value.

One Issue with Using Lifetime Earnings as a Proxy for Human