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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (995)1/12/2006 11:24:39 AM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 42652
 
What I am primarily referring to is tangibly, clearly provable work-related injuries or a disaster of some sort at the employers' workplace. Then it becomes the responsibility of the employers to get their people out safely, as best they can. I think you can see where a morbidly obese person can complicate this, particularly if injured and incapacitated in the disaster. - Holly

True, but the outliers shouldn't drive policy for the mainstream. There shouldn't be official discrimination against those who like fried foods or cheesecake or whatever, or those who are 15 or 20 lbs overweight, because it might be hard to move someone who is 400 lbs.

And while the 400lb employee might be a concern for the employee it doesn't justify strong legal moves against the 400lb employee let alone against everyone who is overweight.

Tim
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