Can a person's worth to society be quantified?

[Јas]

Is there not though an extent to which, in many of their functions, governments must make judgements as to what persons 'worth' is to society all the time?

Decisions in public health care systems have to be made as to budgets - certain drugs, vaccinations, procedures, etc. may be made available to people at least in part of the basis of their cost. Similarly, decisions on various health and safety matters (mandating the fitting of seat-belts; how much you're willing to spend on fire-fighting services or flood protection; regulations on ensuring various dangerous matters don't enter the food chain) also imply a level of worth on human lives.

Governments must make judgements in terms of the value of individuals outside their societies as well - in terms of how they operate their foreign policies, most visible maybe in decision-making as to various military interventions, or just how much foreign aid they're willing to direct toward saving lives overseas.

Now, obviously, each of these various examples involve decisions relating to all manner of other things as well, but I do think they infer a certain amount of information as to how societies, through their governments, do (and indeed must) maintain some sort of sense as to the 'worth' of the individual.