Five@slrpnk.net to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoInnocent Black Man Spent 50 Years in Prison, His Compensation Will Annoy The Hell out of Youwww.theroot.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squaresolariplex@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoShouldn’t it at least be (potential yearly wage*50 + potential pension) adjusted for inflation? My shitty napkin calculations puts that at about 750k, which still isn’t a lot, but a helluva lot more than he actually got. $7.540h45weeks*50years = lost wages = 675k Wages * 0.1 = pension = 67.5k
Shouldn’t it at least be (potential yearly wage*50 + potential pension) adjusted for inflation?
My shitty napkin calculations puts that at about 750k, which still isn’t a lot, but a helluva lot more than he actually got.
$7.540h45weeks*50years = lost wages = 675k Wages * 0.1 = pension = 67.5k