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HiPointDem

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7. people always have health concerns. that wouldn't affect the *rate* at which people

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Sat May 11, 2013, 07:11 AM

May 2013

kill themselves.

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Is Cutthroat Capitalism Pushing a Growing Number of Baby Boomers to Suicide? [View all] xchrom May 2013 OP

In America you are your job and your income Fumesucker May 2013 #1

Yes. And I think a subtle and sometimes not so subtle Skidmore May 2013 #3

They are told to die. I have been by younger workers. It is if I owed the little fuckers something. roguevalley May 2013 #24

My husband has experienced this at his job too. Skidmore May 2013 #25

I've gotten the vibe that younger people blame boomers flamingdem May 2013 #29

Considering the Boomer generation is currently in charge, why shouldn't we blame them? Sirveri May 2013 #32

I appreciate your honesty flamingdem May 2013 #33

I might not feel responsible for the Bush admin, but I am. Sirveri May 2013 #35

As you know an individual can do a lot to change things flamingdem May 2013 #36

The article doesn't mention health concerns. femmocrat May 2013 #2

people always have health concerns. that wouldn't affect the *rate* at which people HiPointDem May 2013 #7

Of course it would Autumn Colors May 2013 #9

I agree with Autumn Colors. femmocrat May 2013 #12

Health insurance & medical costs have been a problem since the 80s. There's no reason to HiPointDem May 2013 #16

All of these factors combined Autumn Colors May 2013 #19

no doubt. i'm just saying that the precipitating factor is the increasingly lousy economy since HiPointDem May 2013 #20

OK, we'll agree to disagree Autumn Colors May 2013 #26

Older caucasian males have always had a very high risk of suicide Recursion May 2013 #4

the number of white males doesn't affect the rate at which they commit suicide. and old white HiPointDem May 2013 #5

Since about 1960 they have (nt) Recursion May 2013 #6

link? HiPointDem May 2013 #17

I admit it has crossed my mind michigandem58 May 2013 #8

I can assure you that poverty will do the job, and that Market Capitalism cannot survive bemildred May 2013 #10

Suicide can become a destination Newest Reality May 2013 #11

Well, it's like this, Benton D Struckcheon May 2013 #13

Yep. bemildred May 2013 #15

you don't need to cut it off at 55, either magical thyme May 2013 #30

Yeah I know Benton D Struckcheon May 2013 #31

at 20% of my former income, I'm living hand to mouth magical thyme May 2013 #34

In India, over 150,000 small farmers have committed suicide due to the globalization of byeya May 2013 #14

You know India is an explicitly socialist economy, right? Particularly as regards agriculture Recursion May 2013 #18

not any more, it ain't. and that's why farmers are committing suicide. duh. HiPointDem May 2013 #21

There are still price and production controls Recursion May 2013 #22

I don't think so. From 2012: HiPointDem May 2013 #23

These are owners of small subsistance plots - no socialism, as in the state owning the means of byeya May 2013 #27

I'm not going to judge, BUT... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #28