Something Is Rotten In This World

A true WTF moment: A English soldier, Private Jamie Cooper, loses a leg and a hand in battle in Iraq. Total compensation: 57 thousand pounds. An English civil servant strains his back whilst lifting a printer in the office. Total compensation: 202 thousand pounds. What a disgrace. (footnote: I'm sure the differences in America are even more extreme. I don't have the facts, but I wouldn't be surprised if American soldiers were getting squat for losing limbs in battle, while some asshole spilling coffee on his lap win millions for exposure to such grave and stressful danger). Link: from the Times

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