Bob the Slob (01-11-2018)
... that's what she said.
At any rate, it would seems reasonable to assume the cause is likely related to obesity and obesity-related diseases/illnesses, the opioid drug crisis, and so on. It isn't a major dip. It would not really indicate a problem with medicaid or medicare, because the number would be larger if related to those programs..
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MisterVeritis (01-11-2018)
Ok, lets see where to start?
FIRST, another thread where there is some Bad news for the US, automatically it is posted as "The Swamp Master and Deep State Wannabe Trumper could care less." So again it is all Trumps falt, but when something good happens the reply is always "This is Trumps first year he has not had time to influence anything" So in the spirt of that left leaning B.S. I will just go ahead and say it, OBAMA is still killing Americans a year after leaving office........ Man that is a good headline......
Your source says that the opioid crisis is what is fueling this downward trend, This has been going on for nearly a decade "Drug overdoses have since become the leading cause of death of Americans under 50, with two-thirds of those deaths from opioids.[ In 2016, the crisis decreased overall life expectancy of Americans for the second consecutive year. Overall life expectancy fell from 78.7 to 78.6 years. Men were disproportionally more affected due to higher overdose death rates, with life expectancy declining from 76.3 to 76.1 years. Women’s life expectancy remained stable at 81.1 years"
What did the past Presidents do to end this crisis, this is clearly something that started before Trump, heck the numbers are before he was elected.
What do you think the POTUS can do to stop this?
The POTUS can not even make the drug legal as has been proposed, only Congress can......
So @Bob the Slob, tell us again how this is Trumps fault?
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MisterVeritis (01-11-2018),Trumpster (01-16-2018)
I never said President Obama did not have a bad time with this, but let's remember; the laws and funding were done by a republican congress.
As to Trump,he's ordering the cut back of health care for the working American and removing affordability. He's cutting back Medicare and Medicaid. Think lack of health care will automatically raise the age of life for Americans?
He's cut back on legislation to stop pollution from killing Americans. Think that will elongate life in America?
He's letting ISIS in our nation, doing NOTHING to build mental health facilities for veterans and those in our society and is allowing the mentally ill and felons to buy weapons on the spot by not closing loopholes. Think that will elongate the life expectancy?
It's not rocket science. It's just common sense...and the good reporting of a credible source.
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Trumpster (01-16-2018)
Man, I hate having to teach adults to comprehend. Pay attention. I should charge for this, but then, I don't really want to see what you look like.
Got it? a "social crisis". "For the second year in a row" . . . "average life expectancy in the US has declined."The US is in the throes of a deep and pervasive social crisis -- and it's killing people at an alarming rate.
That's the takeaway from the announcement in December that, for a second year in a row, average life expectancy in the US has declined.
Any big words here have you confused, let me know.
Those are on President Obama and the republican congress.
Here's on Donny. Which is what I mentioned.
So, show me here or in my original post where this was blamed on Trumper. Can't. Cuz you guys don't discuss issues, you spew out agenda and propaganda mantra fed to you by FAKE NEWS Trumper or FOX.Worse, 2017 is on track to produce yet another decline in life expectancy, according to the National Center for Health Statistics' Bob Anderson. "We have data for almost half of 2017 at this point. It's still quite provisional, but it suggests that we're in for another increase" in drug-related deaths, Anderson told CNN. "If we're not careful, we could end up with declining life expectancy for three years in a row, which we haven't seen since the Spanish flu 100 years ago."
Actually, seven of the top 10 leading causes of death in the US -- including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and influenza -- declined in 2016. But that was more than offset by a rise in deaths from Alzheimer's disease, suicide and "unintentional injuries" -- a category that includes drug overdose deaths.
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You're the one with comprehension troubles.
You cite events that took place under Obama, and then try to blame them on Trump.
ALL the decreased in life expectancy your thread is about took place UNDER OBAMA POLICIES and REGULATIONS. PERIOD.
Pres.Trump was not involved in any way.
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Wow, you can spell it out for someone but can't make them comprehend. You don't have an argument here. I have said the problem of the dip was during President Obama's terms and the Republican controlled Congress that passes the budgets and allocates the funds.
There is a PREDICTION it went down in 2017. Which is Trumper and again the Republcian controlled years. Let's see what they find out and not keep playing your "I'm dumber than Trumper" game you enjoy so much.
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