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Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:14 AM Original message |
N.C. to penalize overweight, smoking state workers |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. How long before someone chimes in, "They should get charged more....."? |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Are you one of those that demand there be "helmet laws"? |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I have no earthly idea what you're talking about. |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Most people that demand helmet laws do so because they say |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
2. Smokers or tobacco users? These are not one and the same. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Dip is a chief cause of oral cancers |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I don't think oral cancers would be covered under dental insurance, though, |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
3. While I don't approve on principle, they do not seem to be too rigorous on the weight |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Probably not. |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Good catch. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I was surprised that NC would include tobacco! |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
6. Once again, doing stupid things that just piss people off |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
7. Let's make donut-eaters & pizza-lovers pay more too |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. But if they decided to REWARD healthy people... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
15. Will be interesting to see if the next step is penalties for risk factor genes |
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joeycola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-07-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. It may be coming soon. |
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