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I don't see a single argument why the life spans of the less wealthy should shorten further, even though this is claimed several times in the article. Did they
by adwn 12y ago
I don't see a single argument why the life spans of the less wealthy should shorten further, even though this is claimed several times in the article. Did they just take two data points and extrapolate from there?
- Tycho 12y agoIt's the politics of envy at its worst. Better that the rich die earlier to make things more fair, than everyone live unevenly longer.
- rayiner 12y agoI think that's unnecessarily dismissive. More even societies are higher trust, more orderly, and by most accounts more pleasant. The U.S. is much richer than Finland, but I doubt the majority of Finns would rather be Americans.