About one million people (in US) attempt suicide a year and cost the nation $500 billion. How is this cost calculated and why is this figure so high ($500,000) for each attempt?

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About one million people (in US) attempt suicide a year and cost the nation $500 billion. How is this cost calculated and why is this figure so high ($500,000) for each attempt?

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I was just thinking too – I’m sure the debt owed by a person who commits suicide cannot be paid either. Certain methods of suicide can involve things like trains and other functions that lose money with delays and everything. Then there’s productivity loss, processing, and so much more.

Maybe suicide will actually be taken seriously with the desire for money in a capitalist society. Nevertheless, it’s pretty disturbing…