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"Since 2000, the suicide rate in the United States has risen 35 percent,
primarily because of the significant increase in such deaths among the
white population.
There are hints that these deaths are the result of worsening prospects
among less-educated people, but there are few immediate answers. But
maybe the solution is simple: pursue policies that improve the prospects
of working-class Americans.
Researchers have found that when the minimum wage in a state increased,
or when states boosted a tax credit for working families, the suicide
rate decreased.
Raising the minimum wage and the earned-income tax credit (EITC) by 10
percent each could prevent about 1,230 suicides annually, according to a
working paper circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research
this week."
Via Muse, who wrote "Maybe our problems aren’t in our heads. Maybe the
problems are in our culture and our government."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
