Life Expectancy Falls

Friday, July 11, 2008

A study at the Harvard Global Health Initiative shows that, for a segment of the population, life expectancy is lower now that in was in the early '80s. What do you think?

Marvin Prieboy,
Makeup Salesperson
"Wow, I'm glad my grandma died in the '80s!"

Kelly Ridgeway,
Systems Analyst
"Let's keep working to get it even lower. People over 30 make me sad."

Richard Moreland,
Hunting Guide
"Oh yeah? Well then how do you explain my mother, who was alive during both decades?"

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