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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Suicides occur for a lot of different reasons, and they do not occur  
> primarily within the upper socio-economic strata........

Suicides occur for many reasons, in general unhappiness, whether from  
physical or psychological pain. The upper socio-economic class is  
comprised of a tiny percentage of world population so of course those  
suicide numbers are small compared to the general population.

The discussion here is not suicide; it is about money. It is the  
question of how money contributes to happiness. My readings are that  
once necessities are attained, more money does not bring much more  
happiness and in fact the pursuit of money often becomes a never- 
ending and angst-ridden quest--an example of the law of diminishing  
returns.