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Re:Opioid Use Could Explain 20% of the Drop in American Men ... by dv_dt on Thursday September 07, 2017 @03:50PM (#15195120)
I think healthcare causes a big split. Lower income would-be full time jobs get split into multiple part-time slots when employers don't want to pay healthcare. That drives even lower compensation on already low paying positions. It would be interesting to see a graph over time of hours worked by income deciles for example...
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Re:Opioid Use Could Explain 20% of the Drop in American Men ... by slg on Thursday September 07, 2017 @04:25PM (#15195376)
Like I said in my first post, there is still lots of room for improvement, but there is no question that these things are trending in the right direction when measured over generations. Medicaid and Medicare were both huge steps and the ACA built on them for states that were willing to participate.
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