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Summers: US life expectancy gap between top and bottom 10% widened massively

“The data are very dramatic that the gaps in life expectancy between the top 10% of the population and the bottom 10% of the population have widened massively.”

Larry Summers Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:13 a16z Podcast | The Two Big Problems With Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”

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Summers: Less than 10% of the 1982 Forbes 400 remained in 2012

“Forbes looked at its 20, looked in 2012 Add its 1982 Forbes 400 and found that less than 10% of those who were on the 1982 Forbes 400 were still part of the 20 12 Forbes 400.”

Larry Summers Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:35 a16z Podcast | The Two Big Problems With Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”

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