The study actually found that health improves during a recession. The “money kills” interpretation is my own. A look back at general health and life expectancy has found that both improved over the Great Depression. No one’s sure why, but they speculate that people smoke, drink, drive, and eat out less when they have less money. I’d speculate that simple pleasures also lead to a longer life, but maybe it’s just that cheap whiskey is more life sustaining than expensive stuff.

via Outside

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