S.T.A.G.E. said:
richardhutnik said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
The imbalance trickles from quality of life to stress to the life expectancy of nations. The US isn't even in the top ten. Most Americans aren't even expected to reach the age of 80 because of the conditions they live under in this country. The more stress they encounter trying to find a decent quality of life the harder it will be. The Corporate Healthcare system is broken and this gap between the rich and poor is astoundingly large that the middle class will slip through the huge crack that is forming. They defend the sanity of the establishment as much as they want, but sooner or later they will feel it. Even in 2008 the heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune made a documentary about how it's effecting Americans. Sooner or later they will shut him up and he'll follow suit.
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I think the "most people not reaching 80" may not be a valid way to view averages. Because life expetancy would be under 80, doesn't mean that most people don't reach it. What causes life expetancy to end up being lower is infant mortality or individuals dying in a very young age. All these can impact things. What is needed to be seen is, once you get past a certain age, how long would you be expected to live.
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The average as it stands now is somewhere around 77 actually. An average is just that, an average, it doesn't mean a certain number would outlive it or wont die before it. America isn't even on the top ten (let alone top 20, or 30) of countries with the most vacation days. You take vacation, you're on your own in this country as well. Some Americans work so hard they forget to take a vacation, just trying to live paycheck to paycheck. This sees more profit for corporations and less benefit for workers. If you're fulltime you might get a couple days more but its not much. This helps people get r&r, leave the country and also become more cultured. Being cultured isn't exactly something Americans are known for, just pretty much the fortunate.
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What I see as far as America being America, is merely affinity for some symbols of it, like the flag. I am seeing a decrease in any semblance of agreement on a common set of values, with a left-right divide getting larger and larger, and individuals show absolutely now shame and willing to trash anything for political gain. It is getting to a place where there isn't likely to be a Godwin's Law either, where you go too far somewhere and it causes people to stop and take pause.
Without even having some agreed to state of sacredness, I really have to wonder what can be done. In response to your comment, I could give the usual opponent's answer: Why don't YOU start a company and run it different?
There are a lot of complex issues here, that need more discussion, very likely in another thread. I don't see where you laid the connection out between vacation time and longevity.
