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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by blibble on Saturday July 13, 2013 @09:20AM (#6037474)
discrimination based on sex for insurance is now unlawful in the UK, as of last year.

as a result car insurance prices for women increased significantly, while mens remained the same.

additionally annuity rates for men dropped, while those for women remained the same (the provider is no longer allowed to factor in that men on average die several years earlier).

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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by sokoloff on Saturday July 13, 2013 @12:27PM (#6037893)
That annuity case is batshit-crazy, IMO. Sad that we've gone so far in the chase for fairness that we demand equality in the name of fairness in cases where it makes no sense.

I'm all for fairness. Equal is not fair in all cases, nor is fair equal in all cases...

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