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Diamond_Dog

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1. Income and societal disparities,

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sun Mar 26, 2023, 03:41 PM

Mar 2023

Medical care unaffordable, or inaccessible,
Life is just too damn stressful,
Preponderance of guns,
Loneliness
Belief that accepting help means you’re weak.

Just a few reasons Americans die sooner
In my humble opinion.

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Income and societal disparities, Diamond_Dog Mar 2023 #1