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Tue Feb 13, 2024, 01:03 PM Feb 2024

age? how about life expectancy: biden vs. donnie

let's see how long each can actually be expected to live, according to actuarial tables.

well, according to https://www.blueprintincome.com/tools/life-expectancy-calculator-how-long-will-i-live/ , anyway.

biden:
age 81
weight 178
non-smoker
teetotaler
exercises 5 days a week
excellent health

life expectancy: age 95 (14 years from now)
75% chance of making it to at least 89 (8 years from now)

donnie:
age 77
weight 244
non-smoker
teetotaler
doesn't exercise, i don't think golfing using a cart counts, but i'll be generous and call it 1-2 times a week
good health (i'm being generous here, again, i think "fair health" is probably more accurate)

life expectancy: age 90 (13 years from now)
75% chance of making it to at least age 84 (7 years from now)


bottom line is that joe biden is expected to outlive donnie by 1 year despite being 4 years older (3.5, really), due primarily to biden maintaining a lower weight and exercising regularly and generally taking better care of himself.

moreover, donnie is likely at greater risk of something debilitating, such as a stroke, due to his weight, lack of real exercise, and worse general health. oh, and his (ab)use of adderall as well, that's associated with cardiac/tia risk.


so how is this an issue? or in any event, how is biden on the worse side of it?

because our collective media is heavily biased in favor of the right wing. there's just no legitimate excuse for blaring about biden's age when he's likely to outlive his opponent.

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age? how about life expectancy: biden vs. donnie (Original Post) unblock Feb 2024 OP
Depressing to think that tfg could be around for 13 more years chicoescuela Feb 2024 #1
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