Saturday, 19 April 2014

Get rich, live longer — the ultimate consequence of income inequality

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/04/more-money-more-life-the-depressing-reality-of-inequality-in-america/360895/ / Brookings economist Barry Bosworth crunch data income lifespan rich people live longer lifespans growing grow faster rate problem worse for women men gender rich man live 10 years longer after he turns 55 poor man longevity gap one generation women live longer than men inequality gap getting worse rich woman 55 can expect to live a decade longer than a poor woman money chart expected lifespan middle and lower income women causality higher quality health care smoke cigarettte smokercultural tax reasons smoking kills geography policy morality /