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Originally Posted by Derwood
Smoking and Obesity are the two top preventable health issues that drive up health care costs in America. If they claim that the issue is health care, they should fire anyone considered obese as well.
Before anyone gets on a rant about the rights of smokers, I have a news flash. There are no laws on the books that protect a person's right to smoke.
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As others have said there are no laws on the books that protect a person's right to many unsafe activities like sexual conduct and choices that can lead to Aids and drinking alchohol, etc... However if you think like I do that companies (not the government) should have the right to hire or fire anyone they want for whatever lifestyle choices they may disagree with, don't be surprised when they come after you some day. Better maintain a good diet and exercise or the high cholesterol test will be the end of your job.
In the not too distant future we may be able to test folk's DNA and determine who is more suseptable to a whole host of diseases and health problems. We can eliminate all those who have weak systems from the work force, especially if their parents knew ahead of time and made the lifestyle choice to go ahead and pass on their bad genes.
The reason they are not going after fat people yet is because I read that about 60-70% of the population are overweight. When that percentage gets down to 20% or so like smokers they will probably go after them as well. One can only hope that there will be smart business people who will hire these misfits and beat the competition in the marketplace.