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Thinning of the herd, Chicago1980 Mar 2017 #1
GAH. And what are the numbers for middle aged PoC with limited education. Bet the stats are similar. iluvtennis Mar 2017 #2
Bad for Fox News dem in texas Mar 2017 #3
Obits are filled daily here... Historic NY Mar 2017 #4
yup Skittles Mar 2017 #5
Hate cuts your lifespan ThoughtCriminal Mar 2017 #6
It's true. Increases stress hormones, raises blood pressure, increases smoking & drinking. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #19
Those numbers will increase if Ryan has his way. davsand Mar 2017 #7
Yes, but for some of us older Dems, too. hamsterjill Mar 2017 #23
The ones I know all smoke and drink. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2017 #8
They all smoke Botany Mar 2017 #9
The black "working class" that gets ignored as if they don't exist BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #10
White men with high school diplomas make as much as black women with Masters degrees Recursion Mar 2017 #17
Yup. BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #21
While repug political hacks point to the increased lifespan of the overall population to justify Mc Mike Mar 2017 #11
my father was a factory worker, he retired at 65...he was just used up dembotoz Mar 2017 #25
The repugs know that, too. They just use the increased longevity stats Mc Mike Mar 2017 #31
Smokers, druggers, haters, bad eaters, no exercise, watching Duck Dynasty and FOX. nikibatts Mar 2017 #12
Well, duh. They're also more likely to not have good health insurance. tanyev Mar 2017 #13
but thanks to Obamacare, insurance can't drop them after their 4th or 5th heart attack pstokely Mar 2017 #14
and refused to use Obamacare treestar Mar 2017 #20
Expect the numbers to rise Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #15
There is no doubt. dalton99a Mar 2017 #16
Also making poor health choices, not just limited economics. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #18
So Trump voters are dying off IronLionZion Mar 2017 #22
The phenomenon runs across all states and political affiliations ymetca Mar 2017 #29
This isn't something to be happy about FakeNoose Mar 2017 #24
My middle son failed out of three colleges, smoked too much weed, was an idiot adigal Mar 2017 #28
He ended up OK because of you FakeNoose Mar 2017 #33
POC and most women didn't have that far to fall Warpy Mar 2017 #26
Darwin's Law in action...they vote for people who want them to die, or at least don't care adigal Mar 2017 #27
_(ツ)_/ Bradical79 Mar 2017 #30
I'm sorry. F this. White men with a high school diploma Recursion Mar 2017 #32
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