One company in Ohio, who has stores in a lot of states, has told it's employees that if they smoke, they will be fired. Now I completely support a company's right to hire they people they want -- MUCH more than they have the freedom today.

For example, non-discrimination laws and equal protection laws should only apply to government, NOT to private companies. Many people will support this company because they don't like smoking. What I really wonder about is where this could lead.

If the company can not hire or fire someone because their smoking makes their health insurance more expensive, who else can they fire or hire based on medical conditions? Can they fire gays because they have a higher degree of health risk? What about single people? Can they fire pregnant people because they are more expensive?

Me, I'm for the free market. If it's your business, you hire and fire any damn person you please, and I don't really care why. But then, that's me.

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1 Ah, the double-entendre...works every time

Posted by: Ogre at December 12, 2005 10:32 AM (uSCkp)

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