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> As bad as things were for those who experienced a "negative wealth shock," they were even worse for Americans who didn't have any wealth in the first place.

Which doesn’t make sense to me. How can you lose something if you don’t have anything?

The study found that those who don't have anything in the first place had even worse health outcomes than those who experienced a sudden loss of wealth.

Not having anything means no money for quality food and basic health services, and possibly social/psychological issues.

Easily: an unexpected hospitalization, car problem, or some other expense.

No, not having money to begin with is hazardous to your health.

I suppose having zero money is better than having negative money (i.e. debt). I wonder how many have a negative net worth?

About 11% in the US, according to this dataset at least.

https://dqydj.com/net-worth-brackets-wealth-brackets-one-per...

Astute strategy :)

I love how its ranked 2nd on HN w/ only 25 points

25 points in less than 30 minutes - the rate at which it gets attention matters in the ranking AFAIK