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Sure, also understand that the productive segment is also be affected in turn impacting future GDP calculations. It's a net loss in the long run..

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Are you sure about that? Don't most people stop being productive long before they die?

The article states that there are higher deaths of despair which affects younger population disproportionately. This impacts productivity and GDP calculations.

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