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5. "The number of suicides among people in their 50s doubled"

Reply to Redfairen (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2013, 02:30 PM

May 2013

No surprise about the statistics of people in their 50s. You're too old to get a job if you're unemployed, and too young to collect social security and medicare. Even if employed, you're probably uninsured or under-insured. It's in your 50s that the expensive illnesses start to hit hard: cancer, heart disease. When that happens and you're unemployed and are 15 years away from medicare, what hope do you have?

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Suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged Americans, CDC finds [View all] Redfairen May 2013 OP

The stress of being 50 something and out of a job liberal N proud May 2013 #1

Drop That Age To 42. That Is Prime Chop Time In The New Economy. TheMastersNemesis May 2013 #2

Redfairen donnasgirl May 2013 #3

Well when you have no job, no healthcare, no prescriptions Bennyboy May 2013 #4

"The number of suicides among people in their 50s doubled" SunSeeker May 2013 #5

Well, that's one way to reduce Social Security spending ... Myrina May 2013 #6

THis is not going to end AngryAmish May 2013 #7

with out a job is one major stresser, without enough income to pay local taxes, hoa fees makes Sunlei May 2013 #8

Very sad...about the U.S.A...k and r..nt Stuart G May 2013 #9

Oh shoot I thought I had matriculated from middle age already.... kickysnana May 2013 #10

It's to be expected, there's a real shortage of ice floes thanks to global warming n/t Fumesucker May 2013 #11

yes Steerpike May 2013 #12