German finance minister commits suicide as coronavirus blitzes economy

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German finance minister commits suicide as coronavirus blitzes economy

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-german-finance-minister-commits-suicide-coronavirus-economy-20200329-bnrvo77ulnd7pcmwhiq5tzpexi-story.html#nt=latestnews&rt=chartbeat-flt

By Brian Niemietz
New York Daily News |
Mar 29, 2020 | 2:10 PM




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The body of Thomas Schäfer, from the central German state Hesse, was found on railroad tracks near Frankfurt over the weekend, according to DW News.

Police reportedly believe suicide was to blame for the 54-year-old finance expert’s death. German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung claims a suicide note was left behind.

The state’s premier Volker Bouffier said Schäfer, who had been the finance minister for nearly a decade, was worried about Hesse’s ability to react to the economic devastation felt from the coronavirus.

“His main concern was whether he could manage to fulfill the huge expectations of the population, especially in terms of financial aid," Bouffier said on Sunday. "For him, there was clearly no way out. He was disappointed and so he had to leave us. That has shocked us, has shocked me.”

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Schäfer, like Chancellor Angela Merkel, was a member of Germany’s CDU party.


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[Doodley]

1. Very sad. Seems he felt an obligation to the people. Shame Trump won't follow his example.

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2. Its very hard for me to stay civil.

[GulfCoast66]

3. You do realize most people not at the end of life who commit suicide are suffering from Depression?

I don’t think you meant it mean heartedly, but depression untreated can cause any person to find a reason to commit suicide.

It does not take huge responsibility to drive a clinical depressed person to those lengths. If they are in the worst of it even a bad grade or a speeding ticket can cause it to happen. I have a coworker who came close to it for just that reason. A ticket. Fortunately they got treatment and last I heard were doing well.

I would politely ask you to remove/modify your post. There is no penalty for doing so.

Have a nice evening.

[Doodley]

5. I don't see what your beef is.

I have empathy for anyone who is depressed. I have been there myself. I tried to drive my car over a bridge. I refer you to the article in the OP. That is what I am referring to.

“His main concern was whether he could manage to fulfill the huge expectations of the population, especially in terms of financial aid," Bouffier said on Sunday. "For him, there was clearly no way out. He was disappointed and so he had to leave us. That has shocked us, has shocked me.”

[Maru Kitteh]

4. In a New York minute . . .

Harry got up
Dressed all in black
Went down to the station
And he never came back
They found his clothing
Scattered somewhere down the track
And he won't be down on Wall Street in the morning

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In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute
Things can get pretty strange
In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute

Lying here in the darkness
I hear the sirens wail
Somebody going to emergency
Somebody's going to jail
You find somebody to love in this world
You better hang on tooth and nail
The wolf is always at the door

In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute
Things can get little strange
In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute

And in these days
When darkness falls early
And people rush home
To the ones they love
You better take a fool's advice
And take care of your own
One day they're here
Next day they're gone