So after 70 years
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The VA is doing its share of reducing the population of potential terrorists.
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News report I saw said 20 years....and the lower expectancy is like 5 weeks.
And when you think about it, if eating and doing whatever the fuck you want only costs 5 weeks of your life, enjoy yourself!
And when you think about it, if eating and doing whatever the fuck you want only costs 5 weeks of your life, enjoy yourself!
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The VA system is like real estate. Location, location, location.
Think 2 Sigma curves Lance.
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38247385
How far has life expectancy declined?
A decline of 0.1 years in life expectancy means people are dying, on average, a little over a month earlier - or two months earlier for men.
To compare it with the two other declines in the past 30 years, the drop from 1992 to 1993 was 0.3 years, and the drop from 1979 to 1980 was 0.2%.
What's also worrying some experts is that the trend had been largely flat for the preceding three years, rather than steady increase which has prevailed since the 1970s.
What's causing the drop?
The figures show a mixture of factors. Death rates have risen for eight out of 10 of the leading causes of death: heart disease (0.9% rise), chronic lower respiratory diseases (2.7% rise), unintentional injuries (6.7% rise), stroke (3% rise), Alzheimer's disease (15.7% rise), diabetes (1.9% rise), kidney disease (1.5% rise) and suicide (2.3% rise).
Heart disease is the biggest killer - accounting for more than four times as many deaths as each of the others - so even the relatively small 0.9% rise in the heart disease death rate is a major contributor.
Two of the biggest rises were deaths from Alzheimer's disease and also an 11.3% increase in the rate of death for babies under one due to unintentional injuries.
Experts point to obesity levels, an ageing population and economic struggles as wider factors.
How far has life expectancy declined?
A decline of 0.1 years in life expectancy means people are dying, on average, a little over a month earlier - or two months earlier for men.
To compare it with the two other declines in the past 30 years, the drop from 1992 to 1993 was 0.3 years, and the drop from 1979 to 1980 was 0.2%.
What's also worrying some experts is that the trend had been largely flat for the preceding three years, rather than steady increase which has prevailed since the 1970s.
What's causing the drop?
The figures show a mixture of factors. Death rates have risen for eight out of 10 of the leading causes of death: heart disease (0.9% rise), chronic lower respiratory diseases (2.7% rise), unintentional injuries (6.7% rise), stroke (3% rise), Alzheimer's disease (15.7% rise), diabetes (1.9% rise), kidney disease (1.5% rise) and suicide (2.3% rise).
Heart disease is the biggest killer - accounting for more than four times as many deaths as each of the others - so even the relatively small 0.9% rise in the heart disease death rate is a major contributor.
Two of the biggest rises were deaths from Alzheimer's disease and also an 11.3% increase in the rate of death for babies under one due to unintentional injuries.
Experts point to obesity levels, an ageing population and economic struggles as wider factors.
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This years actuarial conference is sure to have a few breakout sessions with geeks pontificateing on this....
As it is in Denver I will probably be high.
Always fun to see some explain fat fucks in a PC manner.
As it is in Denver I will probably be high.
Always fun to see some explain fat fucks in a PC manner.
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At least you caught that one, the Theresa reference flew right over your head.
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If I were Luk, I'd say I had planned to ignore you on that one when I secretly found it funny last month because reasons.
:toast!:
But yeah, not even a glimmer.
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Do you have first hand experience with the VA?
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This would make more sense if you didn't spend your Lit life posting about me, lance.
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Two things Luk can count on in the morning:
- A healthy crap
- lance posts about Luk
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Yeah, I didn't think so...that's okay, I wasn't expecting anything bright.
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lance thinks Luk should address him like he's not a pile of hot garbage.
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That would be roughly akin to standing behind a goat with a sieve waiting for it to shit a diamond. It could happen, but the odds are long.
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Of course he doesn't. He's Lit's Smartest Guy On Teh General Board (self-proclaimed). He simply knows stuff. Lots of stuff.
Side note: Dubya's Splendid Little Mideast Adventure did reap one positive thing: The VA is now considered the world's undisputed leader in the treatment of missing limbs (prosthetics, etc).
How successful have they been? Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren have sponsored legislation to allow domestic victims of terrorism to be treated at VA facilities. Congress DID sign one-off waivers for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, so there is a precedent.
