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"However rich a country is, it will still be more dysfunctional, violent, sick and sad if the gap between social classes grows too wide. Poorer countries with fairer wealth distribution are healthier and happier than richer, more unequal nations."

"The people of Harlem live shorter lives than the people of Bangladesh. When you take out the violence and drugs, two-thirds of the reason is heart disease. Is that bad diet? No, says Wilkinson, it is mainly stress, the stress of living at the bottom of the pecking order, on the lowest rung, the stress of disrespect and lack of esteem. Bad nutrition does less harm than depression."

"Wilkinson's message is that social environment can be more toxic than any pollutant. Low status and lack of control over one's life is a destroyer of human health and happiness. The wealth gap causes few to vote or participate in anything in a world of fear, conflict and hostility."

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Still feel like utter cack. Even though I did the vast majority of the accumulated dishes. And found a recipe for a tomato juice cake that I promised to make for the 'baking club' at work.

cack, cack, cack

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Also, this N.O. thing will be rather unpleasant.

And no, the reflexive pre-blow flinching won't make it feel any less bad.

Watch the train wreck here.

Is that perverse of me? You're probably right.