casey Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/06/germany.billionaire/index.html German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the richest men in the world, committed suicide Monday after his business empire got into trouble in the wake of the international financial crisis, Merckle's family said Tuesday in a statement. Merckle, 74, was hit by a train in the southwestern town of Ulm, police said. His family said the economic crisis had "broken" Merckle. Here's the best part... He was number 94 on the Forbes list of the world's richest people. He had fallen from number 44 on the Forbes 2007 rich list as his fortune declined from $12.8 billion to $9.2 billion in 2008. Merckle's business empire included interests as diverse as cement-maker HeidelbergCement and generic drug-maker Ratiopharm. But he lost hundreds of millions of dollars, including company capital, betting against Volkswagen stock last year. The state government of Baden-Wuerttemberg rejected his petition for financial assistance, and he entered bailout talks with several German banks. "The financial troubles of his companies, induced by the international financial crisis and the uncertainty and powerlessness to act independently which the financial problems brought about, broke the passionate family business man, and he took his own life," his family wrote in the news release. An employee of Germany's railroad company found the body on the tracks at about 7 p.m. Monday and notified authorities. Merckle's family had already reported him missing earlier in the day after he walked out of the house and did not return. Authorities are currently conducting DNA tests to confirm his identity. OMG! My net worth is only 9 BILLION dollars. Goodbye cruel world! :'( :'( :'( :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 ***sigh*** : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokithelion Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Good. fuck anyone that greedy. if i have a billion dollars i would loose 500 million of it just so i could say "I FUCKING LOST 500 million dollars!" when i was at the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle350 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I don't support suicide but fuck this dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Read this at work today. Pretty damn stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanukichu Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Jesus. People are ridiculous. Too bad he's not alive so people can let him know what an ass he is. So what if he lost a couple billion, at least he had enough money to support his family, a roof over his head, and a job and money for medicine and other things. A lot of people can't even afford that and have next to nothing. What a prick. It's sad times we live in when one has to choose between eating or medication. I've been there. Good thing I'm finding ways to cope without anti-depressants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Good. fuck anyone that greedy. if i have a billion dollars i would loose 500 million of it just so i could say "I FUCKING LOST 500 million dollars!" when i was at the bar. TO BILL BRASKY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 heres me crying lots of tears for depressed people with millions of dollars. love that crazy ponzi scheme guy in new york sinking all those greedy asshats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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