Thread: Should Smokers Be Fired?

How about the flip side of the coin: if a person lives a lifestyle that costs the company more money than other employees for health insurance is it tantamount to stealing?

Perhaps it would be better to eliminate company provided health insurance, give workers higher salaries, and let workers decide if they want coverage or not.

Originally Posted by mad_dog

Personally I reckon the genetic element of obesity is a very minor factor.

No, it's a major one, haven't you heard about the electromagnetic earth waves in America which turn people into fat, imbecile morons?
I rejected this theory, until Bush got elected for a second term.

Originally Posted by surasak

That is a problem: the fatter the ass to carry around the bigger the engine needed and more gasoline required. If all Americans weighed what they really should then I bet 50% of the daily consumption of gasoline would be eliminated.

Don't you think that the fuel saving from air heads light brain weight and Geo Prism cars would offset that difference ??

Originally Posted by stroller

What about sacking people who chew Mars bars? - shorttime boost to sugar levels, making them hyperactive, and extensive visits to the dentist in future, costing employers productive time and tax-payers inproportionate dentist's fees?

Where do tax payers pay dentist bills?? unless they are collecting welfare in the USA you pay your own dentist..

Isn't it part of the compulsory health insurance?
- maybe not, but aren't all the blacks and underachievers on welfare?

not all of em ain't, sursak ain't that I know of, and I don't know how many of those catagorys you mentioned he fits in. some I know.

^ Please be specific.

Obesity is caused by a sedintary lifestyle. Kids sitting around with their Playstation instead of being outside playing ball and getting exercise.