New Study Links Widening Income Gap With Life Expectancy
By Ari ShapiroNew Study Links Widening Income Gap With Life Expectancy
By Ari Shapiro
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You might have heard about the widening income gap. You might not know there’s a life expectancy gap as well. The rich are outliving the poor by a wider margin than ever before, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with co-author Gary Burtless about the study.
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