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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (175509)11/7/2011 11:22:58 AM
From: KyrosL  Respond to of 541109
 
No way. In 1980 US life expectancy was less than 74 years. Today it's around 77.5. Accidents, murders, etc. affect very little overall life expectancy. By the way, the murder rate as well as accident rate (mostly car deaths) has fallen precipitously since the 1980s.

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