http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6727140Oh my.
The sparkling husband primitive, who's tall, but circa 40-50 pounds overweight:
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 01:24 PM
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Is North Carolina the first state to institutionally **** fat people?
North Carolina has mandated that fat state workers either lose weight or pay a penalty for their health care.
Ditto for smokers.
Are they first state to do this to fat people?
I never much thought about this as an issue, but now that it has become law, I think it is awful. What's next? People with acne?
madmom (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 01:37 PM
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1. How about stupid people?
That was franksolich's first thought.
Skins's island would be the new Comstock Lode, a bonanza.
japple (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 01:41 PM
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3. I don't know about state mandates, but my employer started this over a year ago with smokers, and I guess that's probably not surprising since I work for a (adventist) hospital. There is a payroll deduciton of $10.00 per paycheck that goes to reimburse healthcare costs. They also have started
But your question "what's next" is valid. What lifestyle choices do you have that affect your health? Are you a smoker? Are you overweight? Do you exercise regularly? Do you have allergies yet insist on keeping inside pets? Do you have allergies but refuse to clean your house thoroughly on a regular basis and use mattress covers, special HVAC filters, HEPA vacuum cleansers? Do you drive too fast? Do you drive while texting or phoning? Do you drink excessively?
What's next is a good question.
Dorothy, the snobbish primitive:
uppityperson (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 01:41 PM
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4. More info please. Thank you. I want to read before getting outraged.
I'm odd that way but would appreciate more info since this sounds really weird
napi21 (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-08-09 01:43 PM
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5. There's apparently something like that in the Senate HC bill too.
I don't recall who was talking about it this AM, but I have MSNBC on in the background and this person mentioned ins for smokers would cost $40/mo more than non-smokers & something about body weight index and a penalty if you were over the max.
All I can say is that I have NO SYMPATHY for the fat people. We smokers have been getting this treatment for years 7 you didn't care then!
