Tag: income
New data show strong relationship between earnings and life expectancy. As part of its review of a recent proposal, the Social Security actuaries provided another contribution to the extensive body of evidence showing that life expectancy is positively related to income and that the gap between those at the top and the bottom of t…
Native Americans die 12 to 13 years earlier on average than Whites. Extreme poverty on reservations has been linked to alcoholism, addiction, and deaths of despair. Poor health played out dramatically during COVID, when Native Americans had some of the highest death rates in the country. But they can live slightly longer when a casino is built…
