Suicides among middle aged whites soar

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-05-03/middle-aged-suicide-rate-surges

White middle aged people are killing themselves at a steadily increasing rate. Keep in mind that many of these are Generation Xers who gave up grunge and skepticism for a chance to grab the ring. Problem is, there is no ring. They're stuck in houses worth less than the amount owed, working jobs that don't pay the bills, with a spouse and several kids to feed, mountains of debt to pay, and a 3000 sq ft house full of worthless junk. Yeah, I'd off myself too.

When I went to my 10 year HS reunion in 2004 (should have been in 2003 but was delayed), most all the women were pregnant and happily expecting children. I knew there was a crash coming and thought they were foolish, but nobody listened. Having a baby in 2005 is kinda like having a baby in 1929. Suddenly, you can't feed it, and you are living in your minivan. Mommy, I'm hungry. Mommy, I hate sleeping in an RV. Mommy, the kids at school all make fun of me because we're poor. Soon the solution becomes to kill the kid and yourself. Believe it or not, I got yelled at by a certain survivalist blogger who didn't like that I thought having kids in a collapsed economy was stupid. I'm SO glad I don't have a family to feed.