1 year, 7 months ago
What do you think the Chilean government should do to compensate the 33 miners who have been trapped underground for more than two months?
I think the 33 men, and their families should never have to work again.
After what those men have been through I think they deserve to be allowed to do whatever they wish, including the ability to never work again and be provided for...
What do you think is fair compensation?
After what those men have been through I think they deserve to be allowed to do whatever they wish, including the ability to never work again and be provided for...
What do you think is fair compensation?
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Firstly I think they will be lucky to be alive and if it were not for the Chilean government they would be left down there to die as the mining company whom they work for is nearly bankrupt after spending the 1.7 million to rescue the miners and likely would not have the funds/resources fast enough to get'em out.
In a perfect world of course they would come out of that mine to a heroes welcome and live happily ever after but in a much harsher reality they will be down there for a long long time and a Chilean judge has only ordered an earmarked 1.8 million in company money to help pay for the lawsuits filed against San Esteban and the Chilean government.
If the 33 miners were to split evenly the 1.8 they would each be entitled to $54 545.45. Now that amount of cash might go farther in Chile than it would elsewhere but it will not allow them the financial freedom to retire anywhere.
Remember in Armageddon when they asked that the miners turned astronauts never ever be required to pay taxes again? I think that would be a realistic reward for the amount of time they have been trapped in the mine because it requires no immediate output of any government or San Esteban money up front.
29 of the 33 miners have families that have filed suit seeking 12 million in damages from San Esteban and the Chilean government.
In a perfect world of course they would come out of that mine to a heroes welcome and live happily ever after but in a much harsher reality they will be down there for a long long time and a Chilean judge has only ordered an earmarked 1.8 million in company money to help pay for the lawsuits filed against San Esteban and the Chilean government.
If the 33 miners were to split evenly the 1.8 they would each be entitled to $54 545.45. Now that amount of cash might go farther in Chile than it would elsewhere but it will not allow them the financial freedom to retire anywhere.
Remember in Armageddon when they asked that the miners turned astronauts never ever be required to pay taxes again? I think that would be a realistic reward for the amount of time they have been trapped in the mine because it requires no immediate output of any government or San Esteban money up front.
29 of the 33 miners have families that have filed suit seeking 12 million in damages from San Esteban and the Chilean government.
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M$
I was just thinking some more on this and have come to a conclusion, a three pronged compensation program for the 33 trapped miners and their families.
1. The $54,545.45 / miner from the 1.8 million
2. Tax free income for life while working in Chile - http://bit.ly/9TlcQZ
3. Free higher education for the miner and his family at Chilean Universities.
There are many schools that the freed miners could attend.
The state universities in Chile are University of Chile and State Technical University. The private universities in Chile are Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Concepción, Catholic University of Valparaíso, Federico Santa María Technical University, Southern University of Chile, and the University of the North etc. - http://www.universite.cl/