Is the Economy Pushing People Over the Edge?

It seems as though the economic downfall has had an effect on everyone recently. More and more people have found themselves cutting back on little things that they used to not think twice about, like eating out on their lunch breaks or stopping for that Cappacino in the morning. Many businesses and corporations have had to resort to laying off employees, giving pay cuts, or even offering early retirement to ease their hardships.
With these difficult times, it is clear that everyone seems to be suffering somewhat but to what extent? Over the past few years I think it's astonishing how many people have resorted to hurting themselves or even their family members out of desperation to escape it all and to "save themselves".
Fox news recently reported on a story where a family of 7 was found shot dead in their California home. Apparently, Ervin Lupoe was so distraught over he and his wife losing their jobs as medical technicians in a Los Angeles medical center, that he took the lives of his family members and then himself.
His children were an 8-year-old girl, twin 5-year-old girls, and twin 2-year-old boys.
Although this is a devastating story, it brings light to how serious the economy is affecting individuals across the globe. It comes as an example of what kind of a toll the economy is having on some of the unemployed workers who, sadly, are resorting to violence, feeling that there is no other options.
Even though the world is suffering in a major economical way, it is sad that there has been such a rise in violence among families who feel that it is their only option out.
I just can't believe it every time I hear a story reported like this because I can't imagine being so distraught and overwhelmed that I would want to take any of my loved ones' lives.
These times may be hard but it is affecting everyone and there is always help out there for anyone. There are ways out and people should really pull together and lend helping hands to the ones most affected so that we will not have to hear about these devastating stories anymore.