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The decline in U.S. life expectancy has disproportionately affected whites, especially in rural areas with decreased economic opportunity [0][1]. I think this economic shift and its consequences largely determined the result of the 2016 Presidential election.

I've only seen one 2020 Democratic candidate directly address this trend so far: Andrew Yang [2]. (I don't advise reading his tweet's replies, it's typical Twitter political hyperbole.)

[0] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/07/190711122655.h...

[1] https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2019-09-06/economic-ha...

[2] https://twitter.com/andrewyang/status/1010207553324806150?la...

parent _iyig 7 years ago

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