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That was my initial thought, and it's definitely related, but the term used here is assets which people generally have a lot more of then just raw cash savings.
by tashoecraft 8y ago
That was my initial thought, and it's definitely related, but the term used here is assets which people generally have a lot more of then just raw cash savings.
- vonmoltke 8y agoThe abstract to the paywalled study cites the average expenditure being about $92k per person in the study. While it is still ridiculous that people should have to pay that much to fight off an illness, that is a disturbingly low value for an "entire life's assets", particularly considering the study was restricted to people who are 50 or older (with an average age of 68.6).