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In other news, all-cause mortality has been steadily declining in all developed countries throughout our lifetimes,[1] so with that in mind, maybe unemployment
by tokenadult 12y ago
In other news, all-cause mortality has been steadily declining in all developed countries throughout our lifetimes,[1] so with that in mind, maybe unemployment today is less dangerous than it ever used to be.
[1] http://www.nature.com/scientificamerican/journal/v307/n3/box/scientificamerican0912-54_BX1.html http://www.nature.com/scientificamerican/journal/v307/n3/box...
- jedrek 12y agoOr more dangerous, as fewer people die from traditional causes, unemployment becomes a more significant factor.
- TheCowboy 12y agoIt is also interesting that there have been published pieces showing that most of those gains have been correlated to income. People in the top 50% of income makers are living significantly longer than those in the bottom. So I would caution against viewing this whole population study as a complete indicator that long-term unemployment is now an insignificant problem.
- zenogais 12y ago100% agree. Really any kind of knee-jerk rationalizing away of deaths, like that by the OP, should probably be taken cautiously.