Nonsense Beyond Nonsense

The cost of depression:

The total cost of depression in the United States is estimated to be $44 billion each year: $12 billion in direct costs of treatment, $8 billion in premature death and $24 billion in absenteeism and reduced productivity at work. These do not include out-of-pocket family expenses, costs of minor and untreated depression, excessive hospitalization, general medical services, and diagnostic tests.

Jeez, so we could just pay for the bail out and all the wars we're fighting by being happy instead of depressed? $44 Bil means a lot of people are incentivized to promote depression...I just wonder what the hunters and gathers did...