Posted on 03/26/2017 5:22:08 AM PDT by Theoria
Increases in ‘deaths of despair’—from drugs, alcohol-related liver diseases and suicide
In 2015, two Princeton University economists published a landmark paper showing that mortality was rising for white middle-aged Americans after decades of decline, a startling development for an economically advanced nation.
Now a new analysis from the same pair, released Thursday by the Brookings Institution, paints an even bleaker picture of the nation’s largest-population group.
Mortality has been rising since the turn of this century for an even broader swath of white adults, starting at age 25, the researchers found, driven by troubles in a hard-hit working class. Death rates for white non-Hispanics with a high-school education or less now exceed those of blacks overall, the pair said—and they’re 30% higher for whites age 50 to 54 than for blacks overall of that age.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
Get a tan.
Most probably voted for bee rack homobama.
During the obama years, two prominent succesful california homobamians commited suicide: junior seau and robin williams.
None of this matters for Whitey as millennials are not marrying nor having children. Thanks to the gay lifestyle, prevalence of drugs, and high incidents of continued white abortion among other factors, Whitey birthrates are in steep decline - soon there will be few to no Whites left to worry about.
Heroin and Meth.
This may not be a popular thing to say, but I am not sure ever increasing lifespans are a good thing.
By the time most people have reached their mid eighties, they experience a rapidly decreasing quality of life.
I am not advocating for euthanasia, but rather for acceptance of death as part of the natural life cycle. This is perhaps easier for those who believe in eternal life through God.
All a part of the grand scheme of America’s leadership for the last sixty years. Just wait until they wind up with Mugabe’s Zimbabwe. “The best laid plans” and all that.
Oldest Baby Boomers are 71.
The largest group is 60.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.