From: The Boston Globe

In this economy, many do feel the burn

The Boston Globe:

SUPPORTERS OF Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are seemingly concerned with economic insecurity (whether caused by Wall Street, trade, or immigration). But if new research is correct, then you should be nice to them, since they’re probably in more pain, too. In a series of experiments, people who were made to feel more economically insecure — by highlighting unemployment in their state or by writing about an economically insecure period in their life — reported more physical pain.

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