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In the US, the gap between rich, middle-class and poor has been widening for 50 years straight. This is absolutely, entirely, 100% caused by insane economic pol

by mrpopo 7y ago

In the US, the gap between rich, middle-class and poor has been widening for 50 years straight. This is absolutely, entirely, 100% caused by insane economic policies, going back all the way from the Reagan era. There is no denying this. https://twitter.com/WardQNormal/status/1206280031552454656/photo/2 https://twitter.com/WardQNormal/status/1206280031552454656/p...

methodiosmel 7y ago
This maybe true, but it's irrelevant in my estimation. The gap between the rich and the poor should not matter as long as the quality of life for both rich and poor has been improving over time, which appears to be the case. Citing the wealth gap is purely manipulative and shields the lie that the rich are rich because they take from the poor and the poor are poor because Uber rich people exist.
ailideex 7y ago
> My new hobby is taking graphs of economic data over time and indicating the year that Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, in case people find that helpful or informative. This is somewhat reminiscent of https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations From "Major Causes of Injury Death and the Life Expectancy Gap Between the United States and Other High-Income Countries" - https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.15564 https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.15564 > This study estimated the contribution of 3 causes of injury death to the gap in life expectancy at birth between the United States and 12 comparable countries in 2012. We focused on motor vehicle traffic (MVT) crashes, firearm-related injuries, and drug poisonings, the 3 largest causes of US injury death responsible for more than 100 000 deaths per year. > Men in the comparison countries had a life expectancy advantage of 2.2 years over US men (78.6 years vs 76.4 years), as did women (83.4 years vs 81.2 years). The injury causes of death accounted for 48% (1.02 years) of the life expectancy gap among men. Firearm-related injuries accounted for 21% of the gap, drug poisonings 14%, and MVT crashes 13%.

by mrpopo 7y ago

methodiosmel 7y ago

This maybe true, but it's irrelevant in my estimation. The gap between the rich and the poor should not matter as long as the quality of life for both rich and poor has been improving over time, which appears to be the case. Citing the wealth gap is purely manipulative and shields the lie that the rich are rich because they take from the poor and the poor are poor because Uber rich people exist.

ailideex 7y ago

> My new hobby is taking graphs of economic data over time and indicating the year that Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, in case people find that helpful or informative. This is somewhat reminiscent of https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations From "Major Causes of Injury Death and the Life Expectancy Gap Between the United States and Other High-Income Countries" - https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.15564 https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.15564 > This study estimated the contribution of 3 causes of injury death to the gap in life expectancy at birth between the United States and 12 comparable countries in 2012. We focused on motor vehicle traffic (MVT) crashes, firearm-related injuries, and drug poisonings, the 3 largest causes of US injury death responsible for more than 100 000 deaths per year. > Men in the comparison countries had a life expectancy advantage of 2.2 years over US men (78.6 years vs 76.4 years), as did women (83.4 years vs 81.2 years). The injury causes of death accounted for 48% (1.02 years) of the life expectancy gap among men. Firearm-related injuries accounted for 21% of the gap, drug poisonings 14%, and MVT crashes 13%.