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Re:U-Haul to Implement Nicotine-Free Hiring Policy by Red_Leaves_Flyy on Friday January 03, 2020 @04:36PM (#21950636)
What costs more for health insurers?

A cigarette smoker that dies between 40-70 with what treatments for diabetes, bloodpressure, asthma, copd, and a heart attack before cigarettes kill them young?

A non smoker that lives to 105 but needs two hip replacements, cancer treatments, and assisted living between 60-80, then round the clock care for the next 25 years?

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Re:U-Haul to Implement Nicotine-Free Hiring Policy by StanislavPetrov on Saturday January 04, 2020 @12:33AM (#21953089)
Obesity is far more widespread than smoking and costs everyone far more money. Should we cut off fat people from healthcare too?
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