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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Tue Aug 12, 2014, 06:22 PM Aug 2014

Robin Williams Death Spotlights The Growing Risk Of Suicides Among Baby Boomers

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dandiamond/2014/08/11/stopping-suicide-how-experts-say-you-can-help/

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Robin Williams Death Spotlights The Growing Risk Of Suicides Among Baby Boomers (Original Post) steve2470 Aug 2014 OP

The bad economy contributes greatly to the suicide rate. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #1

K&R! smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #2

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

1. The bad economy contributes greatly to the suicide rate.

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 06:50 PM

Aug 2014

Michael Moore has pointed out how much a bad economy and economically destroyed cities cause higher rates of dysfunctionality and violence. When he was showing people being thrown out of a house on Christmas Eve to the tune of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys, in "Roger and Me", his first feature film.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

2. K&R!

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 09:59 PM

Aug 2014

Why do I have the feeling that this isn't going to improve as the younger generations start heading into middle age?

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