Originally posted by BlueSky:
BTW, what do you guys think about employers refusing to hire tobacco users? Supposedly one of the suburban governments here in Atlanta is planning to adopt such a policy. I'm all for it, but it's arguable that obesity also causes increased health costs, etc. so what about that?
Well, for starters, if it is illegal for employers to discriminate against sexual deviants who have AIDS or could very easily contract AIDS, it should also be illegal to discriminate against smokers.
Both are behaviors that could have adverse health effects.
What's next, discrimination against people who eat too many foods with trans-fatty acids? Discrimination against fat people who don't exercise or watch their diets?
Tobacco is a legal product of which government makes tons and tons of money off of taxes. It is hypocritical for government to allow discrimination against smokers when other forms of human behavior are protected and could be potentially even more hazardous to health.
Is health insurance now to be used as a weapon to limit people's freedoms? If that is the case, then their is no end to those limits on freedom.
This was also supposed to be a thread about cigarette prices. Not hijacked with your personal thoughts about smoking.
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