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--- limitations_of_the_market_system [2019/03/12 20:08] – [Debt] freeworlder
+++ limitations_of_the_market_system [2019/03/12 20:12] – [Mental health and wellbeing] freeworlder
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 Currently around [[https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression|300 million people]] in the world suffer with depression. Anxiety in America alone affects [[https://adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics|40 million people]]. Now that we know there is a [[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/depression-anxiety-genes-epigenetic-changes-dna-poverty-a7047201.html|direct correlation]] between poverty and depression anxiety disorders, it follows that the majority of sufferers have the shortcomings of the trading system high among their possible triggers.
-Also, without resorting to hard medical data, it's not a huge leap to make the assumption that the perpetual pursuit of financial security is a major stress on the lives of many young people and families.
+Also, though not backed with hard data, it's not unreasonable to assume that the constant pursuit of financial security is a major contributor to stress in the lives of many low to middle-income earning families.