Walt, I visited some weapons plants in the 1970'. Since then I've had foot problems and lately haven't felt as alert as I did in those days.. Can I get in on the compensation?
Rodney Weiher "Warnick, Walter" wrote: > Even with data, the analysis will be confounded by immigrants' > self-selection. Is it reasonable to expect that the life expectancy of > immigrants is representative of the population of the country they are > leaving? Or, instead, might they be a healthier (or unhealthier) subset of > that population? Data that show that immigrants live longer, on average, > than the population they left behind might be little related to the life > expectancy of the receiving country. > > The Department of Energy has long faced a closely related problem. Former > employees at weapons plants contend that their health was impaired by > hazards of their working environment. They demand compensation. It is > incontrovertible, however, that, on average, their health is superior to > that of the general population. So, are we to conclude that a little > radiation is good for health (hormesis); are we to conclude that whatever > the adverse effect on health might have been, it was small; or are we to > conclude that the original selection for employment required that the > applicants meet threshhold conditions of healthiness, so that comparisons > with the general population are confounded? > > Grappling with this issue, the Clinton Administration determined to award > $100,000 to former employees of the weapons plants. > > Walt Warnick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan D Caplan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 6:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Life Expectancy and Immigration > > Bahizi_P wrote: > > > > Country of destination would be the answer. > > Not to be critical, but do you have any data, or is this just your best > guess? > > Life expectancy has a lot to do > > with access to a myriad of services primary available in developed > countries > > (where life expectancy is greater) such as: > > -medical services and treatment (Proper diagnosis and so on) > > -presence (or lack thereof) of highly and deadly contagious diseases > > -proper nutrition > > -proper mental health care (anxiety and stress due to environment, i.e. > > political unrest) > > Lifespan is also related to: > > -better information > > -and overall better quality of life > > The reverse would also true. A person going from a country with high life > > expectancy to one with a shorter lifespan and adopting the locals way of > > life, i.e. exposure to diseases, malnutrition, etc, would have their > > lifespan considerably shortened. > > My 2c worth. > > > > Pierre Bahizi > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bryan Caplan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 2:59 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Life Expectancy and Immigration > > > > Life expectancy varies widely between countries. When someone moves to > > a new country, what best predicts their lifespan? Country of origin? > > Or country of destination? > > -- > > Prof. Bryan Caplan > > Department of Economics George Mason University > > http://www.bcaplan.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "He was thinking that Prince Andrei was in error and did not see the > > true light, and that he, Pierre, ought to come to his aid, to > > enlighten and uplift him. But no sooner had he thought out what he > > should say and how to say it than he foresaw that Prince Andrei, > > with one word, a single argument, would discredit all his teachings, > > and he was afraid to begin, afraid to expose to possible ridicule > > what he cherished and held sacred." > > Leo Tolstoy, *War and Peace* > > -- > Prof. Bryan Caplan > Department of Economics George Mason University > http://www.bcaplan.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Who are they? Why are they running? Could they be coming to > me? Really coming to me? And why? To kill me? *Me* whom > everyone loves?" > Leo Tolstoy, *War and Peace*
