Maybe lowering the US life expectancy is a way to save the SS trust fund

Discussions like this always get me a-wondering just what life expectancy ought to be. As in, what’s the genetic potential for a given demographic or individual…followed closely by what’s the difference between expected/potential and actual, and why the disparity.

Given that the #1 reason for premature death is heart disease…and even with our current state of knowledge and tools available is already largely preventable for the majority…this disparity ought to be getting noticably smaller as an overall trajectory.

I have serious doubts that factory build outs or Medicare coverage for “lifestyle” drugs enhance that too much.

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