Re:Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S.
by r00fus on Thursday May 02, 2013 @06:21PM
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Could it be due to the fact that jobs for this crowd are hard to find/retain, while they are still a decade-plus from retirement?
I know several 50-60s aged folks, great people who've been unemployed/underemployed for years. Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they may have suicidal thoughts.
The disruption oriented job market is moving too fast for these folks, and there are fewer less-skilled jobs available for them to fall back onto that pay a living wage.
Add to that the insult to injury that social security is under attack and their kids (if they have any) might not be able to take care of them either.
I know several 50-60s aged folks, great people who've been unemployed/underemployed for years. Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they may have suicidal thoughts.
The disruption oriented job market is moving too fast for these folks, and there are fewer less-skilled jobs available for them to fall back onto that pay a living wage.
Add to that the insult to injury that social security is under attack and their kids (if they have any) might not be able to take care of them either.