Why the Rest of the Developed World Enjoys Longer and Healthier Lives

Upon reading the words at left, our first thoughts should be: OK, but watch out for the difference between causation and correlation.  Yes, Americans have low life expectancies, and we’re also the only developed country that doesn’t offer universal healthcare. But mightn’t there be other causative factors that are killing us?

What about:

• Lousy education leading to low-paying, highly stressful jobs with short/no paid vacation?

• Rising costs of living driven largely by greedy corporations?

• The poisons in our diets and poor nutrition overall?

• Institutional racism and hate, things that are antipathetic to a calm and harmonious life?

• The knowledge that our country’s government is doing everything in its power to destroy the natural environment?

We lead complete arrays of toxic lifestyles. What precisely do we expect?