Life expectancy in the U.S. is declining for middle-aged people of all groups

Re:Life expectancy in the U.S. is declining for middle-aged ... by apta on Monday December 02, 2019 @09:30AM (#21682575)

I'm not sure it's politics as much as a deeper underlying cause. A lot of today's salaries are just not sustainable to live and retire off of anymore. You read stories about how several decades ago, a man working at a gas station was able to afford a house, car, and support his wife and children. Today, you have people in their 30s who are still in debt, and whose salaries are barely able to sustain them. They end up having to work 2 or even 3 jobs if they have a family to support.

Combine this with a consumer heavy society, where people seem unable to control their impulses, and this is not a good result.

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Re:Life expectancy in the U.S. is declining for middle-aged ... by Ididntdothis on Monday December 02, 2019 @10:08AM (#21682965)

" A lot of today's salaries are just not sustainable to live and retire off of anymore. You read stories about how several decades ago, a man working at a gas station was able to afford a house, car, and support his wife and children."

I just moved into a new place and had a painter do the walls. He started working at Safeway with 17, retired at 52 with a pension, has 2 houses and raised 2 kids. that sounds almost impossible these days.

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