Alan Krueger, former White House economist, dead at 58 from suicide

nydailynews.com ^ | March 18, 2019 | Gina Salamone

[Osage Orange]

If one is in real physical pain i can see taking oneself out.

Can't say I totally disagree....

I've worked in Health Care...for many years.

There are pain medicines..that can certainly help....But mentally....I have seen...some just want to go. They've given up...

I've seen 90 yr. old people that think they can live forever...and want everything done.

Frankly speaking...I've seen people that have abused their bodies for years...and want everything done. And many live out their lives...on a ventilator..with no control over their lives....

I don't understand....many people...that think like that.

[Impala64ssa]

“BOMP! BOMP! BOMP! Another one bites the dust!”

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Unless you blame yourself, like me, for years, for their suicide. I found peace.

[Singermom]

Permanent solution to a temporary problem, as my husband would say.

[Osage Orange]

Good post.....

FRiend.

[Bonemaker]

“If one is in real physical pain i can see taking oneself out. “

Psychic pain is a bitch too. I think that’s what drives most suicides.

[Kickass Conservative]

Obviously he couldn’t handle the success of the Trump Economy, therefore his Suicide was POTUS Trump’s fault.

The end...

[TheShaz]

What did he know?

[broken_clock]

He probably become depressed when he realized his life’s work could be replicated by a monkey throwing darts.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Finally catching on that all his economic theories, so popular with leftwingers, are BS as the Trump economy of deregulation, tax-cuts and job creation blazes along.......

[Navy Patriot]

Did he shoot himself in the back of the head..twice

Yeah, ... it was easy 'cause he was double jointed.

[x]

Arkancide or Obamacide?

Or just some really unhappy guy?

[jmacusa]

The brain is an organ of the human body. It is effected by chemicals in the brain itself, most notably serotonin. Not enough of this important chemical can cause a number of negative emotions in a person. Severe depression is one of them. It's likely this man had been dealing with depression for sometime.

[SaveFerris]

Interesting.

I just ran across this video on YouTube. I was probably watching it as you typed that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fxVPe-BKIE

[Bonemaker]

[Bulwyf]

I’ll pray for you brother, the ultimate freedom is truth itself, it will set you free.

I highly doubt this guy actually did himself in.

[jmacusa]

That and the fact that men, heterosexual, white Christian men in particular are held up in society as the lowest form of humanity. We’re the end all and be all of everything wrong in the world. We’re made out to be evil, worthless and completely undeserving of any consideration or respect.

[tired&retired]

He just couldn’t eat any more crow after Trump made Obummer’s economists look like buffoons.

[adorno]

What is a liberal economist?

One that wants your money, and will spend it for you and everybody else.

And, when you don’t ‘contribute’ enough money, we’ll just put the spending on ‘your’ credit card, and call it the national debt.

It’s the simplest economic system ever known. For simple minds.

[New Perspective]

Barring that I would never forgive any friend or family member for doing that.

Forgive them the same way God forgives you. If someone commits suicide they are not on their proper mind and need the forgiveness.