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The U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) released a new Vital Signs report on Thursday, 7 June, 2018.
In the press release about the new report, the CDC states that:
Suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2016, nearly 45,000 Americans age 10 or older died by suicide. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and is one of just three leading causes that are on the rise.
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Researchers found that more than half of people who died by suicide did not have a known diagnosed mental health condition at the time of death. Relationship problems or loss, substance misuse; physical health problems; and job, money, legal or housing stress often contributed to risk for suicide. Firearms were the most common method of suicide used by those with and without a known diagnosed mental health condition.
Are any Soylentils contemplating suicide? Do you know anyone who has attempted or succeeded in taking their own life? Why do you think suicide rates are on the rise?
(Score: 5, Informative) by VLM on Friday June 08 2018, @08:39PM (1 child)
Whenever I see propaganda along those lines, research indicates they're offering pay thats half whats required to live and do the job, half the going rate at competitors or similar jobs, or often both.
There's an incredible shortage of IT professionals... if you're willing to accept half what it costs to live (for example, in SV) or accept $10/hr in flyover land when McDonalds is paying $15. Now you want a fair days pay for a fair days work, thats simply not available anymore because medical insurance costs $30K/yr and every productive employee has to pay the salary of someone in the diversity department or whatever.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 08 2018, @09:03PM
So work gigs to fund setting up a company that isn't going to do that. It was normal in the 70s and 80s for people who went on to be successful to sleep on their friends couches, exactly because they couldn't afford living expenses while scratching an income and investing in their future. Both Apple and Google began in garages while Allen and Gates used university computers.
Diversity officers are part of a parasitic rent-seeking class, they create no wealth and detract value. A company that hires based on merit will out-compete those that do not and the gender and diversity studies credentialed assholes can go fuck themselves.