Is Cutthroat Capitalism Pushing a Growing Number of Baby Boomers to Suicide?

[hvactec]

American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before.

There's no question about it--American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before. Suicide rates in the United States jumped dramatically for 35- to 64-year-olds between 1999 and 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These self-inflicted deaths increased from 13.7 per 100,000 to 17.6. As a result, in 2010 more people died from suicide (38,364) than from car accidents (33,687).

The increase in suicide is particularly acute for older folks: Those aged 50-54 years saw their rates increase from 20.6 per 100,000 to 30.7, a jump of 49.4%. For those aged 55-59 years the rates increased by 47.8%. The rates for women, although much lower than for men, also climbed: "Among women," the report states, "suicide rates increased with age, and the largest percentage increase in suicide rate was observed among women aged 60–64 years (59.7%, from 4.4 to 7.0)."

Is Wall Street's version of capitalism driving up our suicide rates?

We really don't know why humans take their own lives. But we can get a sense of what events correlate with increasing and decreasing suicide rates. Ileana Arias, CDC deputy director, provides some suggestions:

read more Is Cutthroat Capitalism Pushing a Growing Number of Baby Boomers to Suicide? | Alternet

 

[hipeter924]

Income inequality worldwide is reaching levels unseen since the great deppression, as most of the wealth is distributed among an ever smaller percentage of people. If things continue at this rate the US should be a corporate oligarchy/dictatorship by the end of the century.

 

[theHawk]

If anything its probably seeing what this President is doing to this country that's driving them to kill themselves.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before.

There's no question about it--American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before. Suicide rates in the United States jumped dramatically for 35- to 64-year-olds between 1999 and 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These self-inflicted deaths increased from 13.7 per 100,000 to 17.6. As a result, in 2010 more people died from suicide (38,364) than from car accidents (33,687).

The increase in suicide is particularly acute for older folks: Those aged 50-54 years saw their rates increase from 20.6 per 100,000 to 30.7, a jump of 49.4%. For those aged 55-59 years the rates increased by 47.8%. The rates for women, although much lower than for men, also climbed: "Among women," the report states, "suicide rates increased with age, and the largest percentage increase in suicide rate was observed among women aged 60–64 years (59.7%, from 4.4 to 7.0)."

Is Wall Street's version of capitalism driving up our suicide rates?

We really don't know why humans take their own lives. But we can get a sense of what events correlate with increasing and decreasing suicide rates. Ileana Arias, CDC deputy director, provides some suggestions:

read more Is Cutthroat Capitalism Pushing a Growing Number of Baby Boomers to Suicide? | Alternet

If it is happening now it ain't got a goddamn thing to do with capitalism, cutthroat or any other type.

 

[BDBoop]

If what your golden years look like is not so golden ... I mean, that's quite a jump.

And doesn't this need to happen anyway? That's all I've read for a couple of years now, the boomers are going to be nothing but a drain on this country's finances, and one it can ill afford.

 

[Politico]

What do Boomers have to do with it? Over half that demographic don't even fall into that category.

 

[BDBoop]

What do Boomers have to do with it? Over half that demographic don't even fall into that category.

The next paragraph is specifically about boomers.

 

[hvactec]

What do Boomers have to do with it? Over half that demographic don't even fall into that category.

A baby boomer is a person who was born during the demographic Post–World War II baby boom between the years 1946 and 1964, according to the U.S. Census Bureau

read more. Baby boomer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Montecresto]

American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before.

There's no question about it--American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before. Suicide rates in the United States jumped dramatically for 35- to 64-year-olds between 1999 and 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These self-inflicted deaths increased from 13.7 per 100,000 to 17.6. As a result, in 2010 more people died from suicide (38,364) than from car accidents (33,687).

The increase in suicide is particularly acute for older folks: Those aged 50-54 years saw their rates increase from 20.6 per 100,000 to 30.7, a jump of 49.4%. For those aged 55-59 years the rates increased by 47.8%. The rates for women, although much lower than for men, also climbed: "Among women," the report states, "suicide rates increased with age, and the largest percentage increase in suicide rate was observed among women aged 60–64 years (59.7%, from 4.4 to 7.0)."

Is Wall Street's version of capitalism driving up our suicide rates?

We really don't know why humans take their own lives. But we can get a sense of what events correlate with increasing and decreasing suicide rates. Ileana Arias, CDC deputy director, provides some suggestions:

read more Is Cutthroat Capitalism Pushing a Growing Number of Baby Boomers to Suicide? | Alternet

I could see this as one of any number of contributing factors, but suicide! There's something else at work here.

 

[martybegan]

American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before.

There's no question about it--American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before. Suicide rates in the United States jumped dramatically for 35- to 64-year-olds between 1999 and 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These self-inflicted deaths increased from 13.7 per 100,000 to 17.6. As a result, in 2010 more people died from suicide (38,364) than from car accidents (33,687).

The increase in suicide is particularly acute for older folks: Those aged 50-54 years saw their rates increase from 20.6 per 100,000 to 30.7, a jump of 49.4%. For those aged 55-59 years the rates increased by 47.8%. The rates for women, although much lower than for men, also climbed: "Among women," the report states, "suicide rates increased with age, and the largest percentage increase in suicide rate was observed among women aged 60–64 years (59.7%, from 4.4 to 7.0)."

Is Wall Street's version of capitalism driving up our suicide rates?

We really don't know why humans take their own lives. But we can get a sense of what events correlate with increasing and decreasing suicide rates. Ileana Arias, CDC deputy director, provides some suggestions:

read more Is Cutthroat Capitalism Pushing a Growing Number of Baby Boomers to Suicide? | Alternet

I would attribute it more to the generational mindset that they were the young, hip worldchangers that would take on all the "old people" and revolutionize the world.

Well, now that they ARE the "old people" some of them just can't adjust to that fact.

 

[The Rabbi]

Us boomers (I was born in 1962) were the "forever young" crowd. Now that old age is making itself known through arthritis and other ailments, we can't stand it. If we can't be 17 years old out playing football and staying up all night then life isn't worth living.
It sure as hell has nothing to do with capitalism. It might be related to the piss poor Obama-economy, but that's due to a lack of capitalism.

 

[Jackson]

American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before.

There's no question about it--American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before. Suicide rates in the United States jumped dramatically for 35- to 64-year-olds between 1999 and 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These self-inflicted deaths increased from 13.7 per 100,000 to 17.6. As a result, in 2010 more people died from suicide (38,364) than from car accidents (33,687).

The increase in suicide is particularly acute for older folks: Those aged 50-54 years saw their rates increase from 20.6 per 100,000 to 30.7, a jump of 49.4%. For those aged 55-59 years the rates increased by 47.8%. The rates for women, although much lower than for men, also climbed: "Among women," the report states, "suicide rates increased with age, and the largest percentage increase in suicide rate was observed among women aged 60–64 years (59.7%, from 4.4 to 7.0)."

Is Wall Street's version of capitalism driving up our suicide rates?

We really don't know why humans take their own lives. But we can get a sense of what events correlate with increasing and decreasing suicide rates. Ileana Arias, CDC deputy director, provides some suggestions:

read more Is Cutthroat Capitalism Pushing a Growing Number of Baby Boomers to Suicide? | Alternet

I would attribute it more to the generational mindset that they were the young, hip worldchangers that would take on all the "old people" and revolutionize the world.

Well, now that they ARE the "old people" some of them just can't adjust to that fact.

There is something to that. Growing older is not for the feint of heart. It's amazing to think you are in a 65 year old body with a mind set of a 40 year old. It's disheartening but I can't imagine being suicidal about it. I've lost my two best friends to cancer. Aging is depressing.

 

[martybegan]

American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before.

There's no question about it--American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before. Suicide rates in the United States jumped dramatically for 35- to 64-year-olds between 1999 and 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These self-inflicted deaths increased from 13.7 per 100,000 to 17.6. As a result, in 2010 more people died from suicide (38,364) than from car accidents (33,687).

The increase in suicide is particularly acute for older folks: Those aged 50-54 years saw their rates increase from 20.6 per 100,000 to 30.7, a jump of 49.4%. For those aged 55-59 years the rates increased by 47.8%. The rates for women, although much lower than for men, also climbed: "Among women," the report states, "suicide rates increased with age, and the largest percentage increase in suicide rate was observed among women aged 60–64 years (59.7%, from 4.4 to 7.0)."

Is Wall Street's version of capitalism driving up our suicide rates?

We really don't know why humans take their own lives. But we can get a sense of what events correlate with increasing and decreasing suicide rates. Ileana Arias, CDC deputy director, provides some suggestions:

read more Is Cutthroat Capitalism Pushing a Growing Number of Baby Boomers to Suicide? | Alternet

I would attribute it more to the generational mindset that they were the young, hip worldchangers that would take on all the "old people" and revolutionize the world.

Well, now that they ARE the "old people" some of them just can't adjust to that fact.

There is something to that. Growing older is not for the feint of heart. It's amazing to think you are in a 65 year old body with a mind set of a 40 year old. It's disheartening but I can't imagine being suicidal about it. I've lost my two best friends to cancer. Aging is depressing.

Until they figure out how to transfer your conciousness into a robot body, its still better than the alternative.

 

[zeke]

If anything its probably seeing what this President is doing to this country that's driving them to kill themselves.

If you are correct, that would mean that the majority of those killing them selves were Republican.

And Republicans killing themselves is a problem? I don't think so. IF you are correct.

 

[Katzndogz]

There is a lot of pressure on older people to die today. The liberal society has taken age to Clockwork Orange levels. Older people have never been so ill treated as they are in today's more liberal society. Doctors are encouraged, under obamacare paid, to discuss death with older people and lean them toward early death rather than be a burden.

 

[Moonglow]

If your doctor does not talk to you about the final stages of your life then you need to get a better doctor.

 

[Spoonman]

American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before.

There's no question about it--American baby boomers are taking their own lives like never before. Suicide rates in the United States jumped dramatically for 35- to 64-year-olds between 1999 and 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These self-inflicted deaths increased from 13.7 per 100,000 to 17.6. As a result, in 2010 more people died from suicide (38,364) than from car accidents (33,687).

The increase in suicide is particularly acute for older folks: Those aged 50-54 years saw their rates increase from 20.6 per 100,000 to 30.7, a jump of 49.4%. For those aged 55-59 years the rates increased by 47.8%. The rates for women, although much lower than for men, also climbed: "Among women," the report states, "suicide rates increased with age, and the largest percentage increase in suicide rate was observed among women aged 60–64 years (59.7%, from 4.4 to 7.0)."

Is Wall Street's version of capitalism driving up our suicide rates?

We really don't know why humans take their own lives. But we can get a sense of what events correlate with increasing and decreasing suicide rates. Ileana Arias, CDC deputy director, provides some suggestions:

read more Is Cutthroat Capitalism Pushing a Growing Number of Baby Boomers to Suicide? | Alternet

more likely it's being taxed to death to support an ever growing entitlement nation.

 

[editec]

Income inequality worldwide is reaching levels unseen since the great deppression, as most of the wealth is distributed among an ever smaller percentage of people.

It is a testament to the inherently good nature of most people, that during periods of vast income inequity, that there aren't more homicides than suicides.

If things continue at this rate the US should be a corporate oligarchy/dictatorship by the end of the century.

It's already here.

Nations are dead..long live the corporations.

 

[Moonglow]

So this is how it ends. I was hoping for more of a Logan's Run sorta finish.

 

[Vox]

that's what usually accompanies the increasing secularization of the wealthy society.

The absence of life goal is the main reason.