90-Year-Old Facing EvictionTries To Commit Suicide
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By Jen Hale
Reporter and weekend anchor
Published: October 5, 2008
From the struggle on Wall Street to the sense of tough times on your street - the nation’s economy is on most people’s minds.
Mental health experts are noticing signs its taking a toll on stress levels.
Friday, 90-year-old Addie Polk of Akron, Ohio shot herself in the chest in a suicide attempt when officers came to evict her from her home.
Deputies say they had made seven other visits to Polk before, and they were there to see how her moving process was going.
Polk has lived in her home since 1970.
Mortgage giant Fannie May now says it will forgive Polk’s debt.
Everywhere you turn…there are signs of rising prices.
With some of nation’s big companies on shaky ground, psychology experts say the instability at the top is trickling down to the folks at home.
UAB’s Dr. Josh Klapow warns people may experience mood changes ..as they worry about their paychecks and what’s next.
Klapow urges anyone going through tough financial times to find emotional support and counseling. Experts can often help guide you toward resources that may be able to help.
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Posted by ( human ) on October 10, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Gas prices has been the downfall of our economy. When it takes most of your income to fill your tank to go to work, it leaves little income for house payments. Writing in names on the Presidental ballot will give Obama the Presidency, and I for one don’t want that to happen.
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Posted by ( alabamabelle ) on October 08, 2008 at 1:19 am
Why did this person still owe on something that she has had since 1970? That is like 38 years. Most loan companies only give you 15, 25,30 years to pay off your loan for your house. This person is 90 years old, is there not anything else that can be done?? The government helped her get the house so why not help her get something else?? Or is the government tired of paying? No they are not or they would not have given such a huge amount of money to bail out companies. Which I might add was very very STUPID!
I have no idea what President Bush is doing but he is not his father that is for surtain. His father would have never done something this idiotic and foolish. We are in a resession and he put us in it. He spends to much money and I frankly have had it with all of the poloticians. I am not voting for Oboma because he is Muslum and he seems to be racist along with his preacher. And McCain well I do not like him that much so I suppose I will just put in a name. Voting this time really really stinks. Just so the people that will be voting for the first time knows. Poloticians say what you want to hear and then they do the complete opposite. So all of the people voting neiter candidate will do what they say that they are going to do. The first time voters will learn the hard way. Once the votes have been counted and they declare a winner then they will know once that person takes office. Notice all of the name calling and mud slinging? That is all that the poloticians seem to know how to do any more. If they would run a clean campaign and do what they say then it would be different. I would love to have been here for voting when JFK got it or any one since. Learning history to date the best president that this country has had was JFK.
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Posted by ( martywer ) on October 05, 2008 at 6:48 pm
why won’t you print my comment?
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Posted by ( martywer ) on October 05, 2008 at 6:36 pm
If ,say, $100,000 was forgiven by fannie mae, will the IRS COME AND ASK HER for the tax on $100,000 income? Forgiveness of a debt is income. They will want their money and may foreclose on the house to get it!!!
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