McLean’s medical condition is such that he is unable to ever
work again. At the time of his injury: McLean was 53 years of age;
his life expectancy was 77 years of age; he would have been
expected to retire at the age of 65; he was an employee of the
United States Postal Service covered by a union contract projecting
his wages to rise by 3% per year in real terms plus an annual Cost
of Living Adjustment (COLA) equal to the rate of inflation; and his
then current annual gross salary was $48,000.what is the amount of
money he is forfitting by not being able to work based on these
factors?