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by jschveibinz 1473 days ago
The conclusion reached by the authors in the original paper does not say “US death rates show how politics affect public health.” Here is the rather simple conclusion they reached:

> Conclusion: The mortality gap in Republican voting counties compared with Democratic voting counties has grown over time, especially for white populations, and that gap began to widen after 2008.

That’s it.