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I doubt that Donald Trump would be happier… if he was a different person. But Trump is always telling people how great his life is and about all the great things that he’s done, and that’s also all about his income. And that’s also what we found. If you ask people how their lives are going, as a whole, it seems they tend to point to income.

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You can find episodes like the flu epidemic or war times when mortality rates go up, but sustained increases in mortality for any major group in any society are really quite rare. It’s an indication that something is very wrong.

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I’ve written about how mortality is a wonderful indicator of societal progress.

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April 21, 2024

I’ve written about how mortality is a wonderful indicator of societal progress.

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April 21, 2024

You can find episodes like the flu epidemic or war times when mortality rates go up, but sustained increases in mortality for any major group in any society are really quite rare. It’s an indication that something is very wrong.

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