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Re:Americans Are Dying Younger, Saving Corporations Billions by mack1001 on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @09:30AM (#14968532)
Sure, also understand that the productive segment is also be affected in turn impacting future GDP calculations. It's a net loss in the long run..
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Re:Americans Are Dying Younger, Saving Corporations Billions by MacsHeadroom on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @09:35AM (#14968582)
Are you sure about that? Don't most people stop being productive long before they die?
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Re:Americans Are Dying Younger, Saving Corporations Billions by mack1001 on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @09:39AM (#14968611)
The article states that there are higher deaths of despair which affects younger population disproportionately. This impacts productivity and GDP calculations.
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