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Old 01-28-2014, 09:02 PM   #1
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Bankers are jumping off buildings

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...kyscraper.html

Why?

Makes me wonder what we don't know.........
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Old 01-28-2014, 09:44 PM   #2
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that sounds like too many coincidenses

you are right. I wonder what we don't know
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Old 01-28-2014, 09:48 PM   #3
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that sounds like too many coincidenses

you are right. I wonder what we don't know
This is kinda worrisome. If it was more of a local micro thing just related to their personal/work actions or a wider impact
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Old 01-28-2014, 09:49 PM   #4
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That is one way or two ways to shut someone up.
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Old 01-28-2014, 11:45 PM   #5
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Not enough information to make any deduction, except the DM seems to lean on the side on sensationalism.
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Old 01-29-2014, 02:39 PM   #6
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...kyscraper.html

Why?

Makes me wonder what we don't know.........
That link has been taken down. But you raise an interesting question.
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Old 01-29-2014, 05:04 PM   #7
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if you are used to living on a half a million a year

dropping to $10K seems worse than death
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Old 01-29-2014, 05:07 PM   #8
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Something should be done to prevent bankers from committing suicide.

Shoot them first.
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Old 01-29-2014, 06:47 PM   #9
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Definitely! If they're allowed to jump off buildings willy-nilly, they might kill someone with an actual life by landing on them.
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Old 01-30-2014, 12:14 AM   #10
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That link has been taken down. But you raise an interesting question.
Looks like it's working again
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Old 02-03-2014, 06:08 AM   #11
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Another one ......suicide

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...ound-dead.html
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Old 02-03-2014, 11:30 AM   #12
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Old 02-04-2014, 06:51 PM   #13
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Something should be done to prevent bankers from committing suicide.

Shoot them first.
Indeed.

Just WTF were they in 2008? Only 'finding Religion' now after they forced the majority of the invested pop to work another generation/ until they die- whichever comes first!
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He was on cnbc today.
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Old 02-18-2014, 09:57 PM   #15
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Another falls from roof but not a trader

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