People always live forever when there is an annuity to be paid them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People who receive regular payments seem to have prolonged lifespans due to financial security.
- In plain terms
- People live longer if they get steady money.
- What can you take from it?
- Financial security can extend perceived longevity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does financial stress shorten your sense of time?
Another view
It conflates correlation with causation regarding income and life length.
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