Article 655WT Americans die younger in states run by conservatives, study finds

Americans die younger in states run by conservatives, study finds

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Martin Pengelly in New York
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More liberal policies on environment, gun safety, labor, economic taxes and tobacco taxes associated with lower mortality

Americans die younger in conservative states than in those governed by liberals, a new study has found.

The authors wrote: Simulations indicate that changing all policy domains in all states to a fully liberal orientation might have saved 171,030 lives in 2019, while changing them to a fully conservative orientation might have cost 217,635 lives."

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