I am Ram Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 25 minutes ago, UNLV2001 said: I'd go with there being more cars & drivers....though cars are much safer than they used to be plus seatbelts are prevalent now and not so much pre-1980's. But what factors into average life expectancy is car deaths per capita, not absolute numbers. And per capita deaths are way, way down since their peak in the 70s. Quote and since the 1970's the boom in processed & fast food chains - Used to be only the local drive in, then came everything under the sun as fast food. Definitely. I follow this German YouTuber, don't ask me why. He's this 23 year old kid, used to rate fast food, talk about what he bought at the grocery store, and a bunch of video game crap. Basically spent his life in a chair. About a year ago, he had a come to Jesus moment and realized his life was in the crapper. He decided to cut the fast food and get out of the house. Today's videos are a difference like night and day. He used to have these weird lack of focus tics, slapping his forehead, making weird noises - you could tell his brain wasn't working right. Today, he's a fairly normal computer nerd. And it's not like he runs 5 miles a day now. He's still 250 pounds or whatever, and he still spends a ton of time in his gamer chair and his car. But the difference the better nutrition and a bit of exercise make is staggering. By the way, this development isn't even a major theme of the channel. I'm not sure the guy even realizes just how much better he is than just a year ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Ram Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 21 minutes ago, mysfit said: Absolutely No insurance for preexisting conditions. Life time limits. No limit for out of pocket. No free yearly screenings Trump is trying to get the SC to reverse the ACA. All these nice provisions people like. Haven't they already tried that like a thousand times? What's different now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactowndog Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 15 minutes ago, UNLV2001 said: I'd go with there being more cars & drivers....though cars are much safer than they used to be plus seatbelts are prevalent now and not so much pre-1980's.............guns I'd put to just more guns laying around & not kept tucked away................and since the 1970's the boom in processed & fast food chains - Used to be only the local drive in, then came everything under the sun as fast food. When I was in HS in Sparks NV, we only had a McDonalds.......I remember a Wendy's opening in 1978 and after that came the other FF chains - Reno / Sparks was pretty devoid of fast food chains in the 1970's............then boom, pizza, checken, burgers, hot dogs, etc etc.......................then factor in the US moved from a manufacturing based economy to a service economy and toss in the tech growth & computer based sedentary jobs. Right but I don't think proportionally from a comparative standpoint those things have changed much since 1979 to now so it would be hard to point to that as the difference. To give you a sense of what has changed here is the list of per capita health care costs just from 2000. Going from 1979 would be way more dramatic. United States: $4,562 United Kingdom: $1,673 Canada: $1,999 France: $2,156 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalinasSpartan Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 43 minutes ago, sactowndog said: So, how would you group Arabic people in those countries which are significant? I am guessing Syrians would fall under your white category but may be just as different as hispanic whites in our country. So your categorization is biased. Also in the US your others are also poorer with less access to health care which is part of the systemic problem. Your numbers on race are not necessarily causative. But thank you for posting numbers and not just opinions. More stats: U.S. state with lowest life expectancy: super diverse West Virginia at 74.79% Other super diverse states with life expectancy under the U.S. average: Kentucky: 75 Tennessee: 76 Arkansas: 75 The U.S. life expectancy is thankfully bailed out at the top by the classic homogeneous populations of states like Hawaii (82), California (81), and New York (81). Thoughts, @Bob? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNLV2001 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, SalinasSpartan said: More stats: U.S. state with lowest life expectancy: super diverse West Virginia at 74.79% Other super diverse states with life expectancy under the U.S. average: Kentucky: 75 Tennessee: 76 Arkansas: 75 The U.S. life expectancy is thankfully bailed out at the top by the classic homogeneous populations of states like Hawaii (82), California (81), and New York (81). WV & KY might be tied directly to the cola industry - Mining & the health issues of coal mining..........for years Black lung was a major thing in coal country, not sure it's as bad as it once was. Southern States always seem to lag in LE studies, probably tied to their diet (fried foods galore) and poverty rates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalinasSpartan Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 In a relevant anecdote I mentioned earlier that my wife’s coworker that shares he office tested positive a few months ago. Well, she has tested positive again. That is after about 2 straight months of weekly negative results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactowndog Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 12 minutes ago, I am Ram said: Haven't they already tried that like a thousand times? What's different now? Trump appointed Supreme Court judges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresnoFacts Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 3 hours ago, sactowndog said: United States = 78.9 UK = 81.3 Canada = 82.4 France = 82.7 For comparison, a few others around the US average. Costa Rica - 80 Chile - 80 Barbados - 79 Cuba - 79 Curacao - 78 Panama - 78 Uruguay - 78 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=ZJ Side note - The World Bank breaks out Puerto Rico separately from the US. It has Puerto Rico at 80 years; the US at 79. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNLV2001 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, SalinasSpartan said: More stats: U.S. state with lowest life expectancy: super diverse West Virginia at 74.79% Other super diverse states with life expectancy under the U.S. average: Kentucky: 75 Tennessee: 76 Arkansas: 75 The U.S. life expectancy is thankfully bailed out at the top by the classic homogeneous populations of states like Hawaii (82), California (81), and New York (81). Thoughts, @Bob? https://www.thebalance.com/which-states-have-the-best-economies-3980690 8 of the 10 listed here are all southern states..........and aside from New Mexico, all are sold republican states Rank State Median Income (2017) Comments 41 South Carolina $48,781 Dependence on agriculture 42 Oklahoma $49,767 Dependence on agriculture 43 Tennessee $48,708 Dependence on agriculture 44 New Mexico $46,718 Dependence on agriculture 45 Kentucky $46,535 Dependence on agriculture 46 Alabama $46,472 Dependence on agriculture 47 Louisiana $46,710 Oil 48 Arkansas $43,813 Coal 49 West Virginia $44,061 Agriculture 50 Mississippi $42,009 Agriculture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactowndog Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 minute ago, FresnoFacts said: For comparison, a few others around the US average. Costa Rica - 80 Chile - 80 Barbados - 79 Cuba - 79 Curacao - 78 Panama - 78 Uruguay - 78 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=ZJ Side note - The World Bank breaks out Puerto Rico separately from the US. It has Puerto Rico at 80 years; the US at 79. Yes we are becoming more and more like a Latin America banana republic every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactowndog Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 minute ago, UNLV2001 said: https://www.thebalance.com/which-states-have-the-best-economies-3980690 8 of the 10 listed here are all southern states..........and aside from New Mexico, all are sold republican states Rank State Median Income (2017) Comments 41 South Carolina $48,781 Dependence on agriculture 42 Oklahoma $49,767 Dependence on agriculture 43 Tennessee $48,708 Dependence on agriculture 44 New Mexico $46,718 Dependence on agriculture 45 Kentucky $46,535 Dependence on agriculture 46 Alabama $46,472 Dependence on agriculture 47 Louisiana $46,710 Oil 48 Arkansas $43,813 Coal 49 West Virginia $44,061 Agriculture 50 Mississippi $42,009 Agriculture Arkansas as Coal? Is you table off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalinasSpartan Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 minute ago, UNLV2001 said: WV & KY might be tied directly to the cola industry - Mining & the health issues of coal mining..........for years Black lung was a major thing in coal country, not sure it's as bad as it once was. Southern States always seem to lag in LE studies, probably tied to their diet (fried foods galore) and poverty rates True, but I don’t think Bob’s argument is helped by the fact that the top 3 U.S. states for life expectancy are among the most diverse, with Hawaii and California having minority-majority populations 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresnoFacts Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Texas and Florida are reclosing their bars again due to a spike in cases. Coronavirus updates: New US cases hit single-day record; Texas, Florida are closing bars amid surge https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/06/25/coronavirus-updates-texas-florida-report-rise-covid-19-cases/3258599001/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresnoFacts Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 JP Morgan analyzed card spending in different categories by state. They found an uptick an in-person restaurant spending predicted an uptick in positive virus cases three weeks later. Conversely, an uptick in grocery store spending predicticted a decline in cases. Quote An uptick in in-restaurant spending can predict an increase in COVID-19 cases over three weeks, according to a research note from J.P. Morgan. "Looking across categories of card spending, we find that the level of spending in restaurants three weeks ago was the strongest predictor of the rise in new virus cases over the subsequent three weeks," wrote Jesse Edgerton, of the bank's economic and research department. https://thehill.com/policy/finance/504709-in-restaurant-spending-can-predict-increased-covid-cases-jp-morgan There is also a state by state chart at the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupslam1 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 12 hours ago, renoskier said: "American Exceptionalism"! Look at it that luck shined on you. You could have been born and live in Somalia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4UNLV Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 12 hours ago, sactowndog said: The best he can do is issue an executive order. The Dems in the House aren’t changing any law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalinasSpartan Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bob said: Maybe because their skin isn't white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupslam1 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 1 hour ago, mysfit said: Absolutely No insurance for preexisting conditions. Life time limits. No limit for out of pocket. No free yearly screenings Trump is trying to get the SC to reverse the ACA. All these nice provisions people like. Why do I have this queasy feeling that the pandemic is going to result in a huge spike in insurance premiums at the end of the year. Lots of people that couldn’t afford it going to the hospital ringing up huge bills. Someone is going to have to pay those costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysfit Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 DeSantis is full of shit Quote One of the Final Five.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysfit Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 59 minutes ago, I am Ram said: Haven't they already tried that like a thousand times? What's different now? The mandatory or else you are fined provision was struck down So they are going back and saying that decision invalidates all of the law. Quote One of the Final Five.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...