The Rule of Law no longer applies in America

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10. A big boost in life expentacy came with the conquering(so far anyway) of childnood diseases.

However, with increasing rates of poverty and near poverty, the average age of death, according to the Times article(and others I've read) is decreasing.
In order for the Senate report to be correct, the trend towards earlier death must first be reversed.

Poverty exerts a negative influence on lifespan in several ways. One is poor nutrition in childhood which manifests itself in greater incidence of illness during the adult years and earlier mortality. Poor kids now - up to 25% in most studies - will be dying
earlier 50 years from now.

A plus for longevity is the widespread cessation of smoking which will also take years to play out.