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Sympthsical

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48. Mother-in-law just had a very minor heart attack

Sun May 7, 2023, 07:56 PM

May 2023

They kept her one night and ran tests. She's fine. They gave her medications. No surgeries or procedures.

Just got the bill today. $35k.

Sure.

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American Life Expectancy Map - TIME [View all] question everything May 2023 OP

I'll comment speak easy May 2023 #1

Not everyone piddyprints May 2023 #10

You identify as a MAGAt? speak easy May 2023 #11

My point exactly. piddyprints May 2023 #15

That really isn't the point. soldierant May 2023 #22

Yeah but to the extent what you say is true, is true dsc May 2023 #34

Absolutely. And MAGA knows that. soldierant May 2023 #39

come on treestar May 2023 #52

Since when does, "Die MAGAFuckers" mean "Die, piddyprints"? Mariana May 2023 #17

You don't die in those areas at 69 y/o newdayneeded May 2023 #24

What about high death rates in non-MAGA areas? former9thward May 2023 #49

That is fascinating. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #2

Sort of like a map of Blue states VS Red states. nt doc03 May 2023 #3

The southern states are very diverse contrary to what the average person thinks jimfields33 May 2023 #14

Wow, in Montana, you can see the First People's reservations. Lack of...... mjvpi May 2023 #18

I'm curious, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #4

Yes. The one with the cover of EARTH AWARDS question everything May 2023 #5

I don't get Time magazine. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #7

May 8/May 15 a doule feature, it seems question everything May 2023 #8

Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #12

I should have included the URL, I added it upon editing question everything May 2023 #19

I think one of the reasons people in SW FL live long lives is as soon as you come up near Maraya1969 May 2023 #6

I'm curious about that outlier in NW Montana. yonder May 2023 #9

From west to east along the Northern border GusBob May 2023 #13

Thank you for clearing that up. yonder May 2023 #33

A reservation in Wisconsin too. newdayneeded May 2023 #25

It corresponds with the demographic data Bonx May 2023 #16

Let's see... old people in red states tend to vote Republican tinrobot May 2023 #20

That is not what the map or data says. former9thward May 2023 #51

Where the Rethuglicans rule, people die younger. Weird. OMGWTF May 2023 #21

I think that one factor is poverty and many black people who do not get adequate question everything May 2023 #23

I think you're right about poverty. BlueCheeseAgain May 2023 #37

Guaranteed, area51 May 2023 #26

This is pretty much a just map of poverty and ethnic enclaves. dawg May 2023 #27

Yep, this is a trace of access to health care Sympthsical May 2023 #28

Bingo misanthrope May 2023 #46

Mother-in-law just had a very minor heart attack Sympthsical May 2023 #48

Looks like an overlay map of high poverty + long distance to medical facilities. Gidney N Cloyd May 2023 #29

People dunking on this politically when it's actually largely a race and extractive poverty map, but WhiskeyGrinder May 2023 #30

Yup. Aspen doesn't have the highest expectancy because it's in a "blue" state. GoCubsGo May 2023 #42

A map of poverty in the US will look much the same. maxsolomon May 2023 #31

Yes, predominantly in red states. question everything May 2023 #36

Well, poor people in Red States aren't all Republicans. maxsolomon May 2023 #38

Lack of Johnny2X2X May 2023 #32

I'm Curious RobinA May 2023 #35

Big Bend ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #41

My area is white nt XanaDUer2 May 2023 #40

Poverty and racial discrimination have very real impacts. David__77 May 2023 #43

Compare it to US obesity rates NickB79 May 2023 #44

This can be due to large black population in many red states JI7 May 2023 #45

It's a poverty map... WarGamer May 2023 #47

There was a book about this a few years ago, and I think it got some attention here. keep_left May 2023 #50