Those with investments and other preparations in place to retire comfortably and still make money somehow are only a fraction of the population. Not everyone’s a business owner, not everyone invested in the stock market in time, not everyone has a savings account, not everyone owns their own house. There’s a chasm between the haves and the have-nots.
Comment on New Report Shows Working-Class Americans Live 7 Years Fewer Than Rich
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
This is a logical trick - the longer you live, the likely you get richer.
I understand everyone’s bias, but not why such pleasant to find moments are left ignored.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I was trying to say causality goes both ways between “being rich” and “living longer”.
Of course there is a chasm. There are also mass murders of towns and villages on the Syrian coast right now, with the EU having reacted swiftly by condemning the victims, and the US having reacted only in words and proceeding to bomb Yemeni houthis with means more than enough to stop those mass murders.
There are storms, and there are still times, and there are times of abundance and of hunger.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I see. I wasn’t commenting anything else, though. 😅
halykthered@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Not 1% rich, as the article says.
Years of being unable to afford preventative care, and insurance coverage denial for helpful procedures, mean the average person will die sooner. The lifespan of Americans is much lower, despite higher costs of healthcare, when compared against peer countries.
I bet there’s more plastic in poorer people as well.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
both can be true
halykthered@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Can you elaborate? Most people will not end up as 1% rich, as implied by the name. The average working person is in risk of destitution. We are all much much closer to homelessness than we are to immense wealth.