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The Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2016: How the Life-Expectancy Gap for Rich and Poor Skews Social Security

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“A growing body of research in recent years points to the striking fact that wealthier people are living significantly longer than less wealthy people, and the gap appears to be widening. Just this week, a study led by Stanford University economist Raj Chetty, showed that life expectancy differed for the top 1% and bottom 1% of the income distribution by 15 years for men and by 10 years for women.”

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