tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post3263717971971612689..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: Tobacco-Free Hiring in WorkplacesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-20172573760463209602011-02-12T20:22:14.822-05:002011-02-12T20:22:14.822-05:00A reason why such disgusting policies have tractio...A reason why such disgusting policies have traction is because of a concerted effort to raise the costs of starting a business. The costs are many--taxes, regulations, state licensing, insurance/bonding requirements--and increasing. The less opportunity for independent employment, the more reliance on employment at larger companies. <br /><br />In addition, the government's promotion of concentration in other industries, such as health care insurance, insures that smokers get screwed even if they are independently employed. Should they pay an increased premium for their higher mortality probabilities? Sure, but they shouldn't be shut out of accessing the market simply because handful of government insurance pets prefer to cherry-pick their markets.Visibiliumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069726201789314963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-74903138766476573732011-02-10T21:39:50.586-05:002011-02-10T21:39:50.586-05:00I further think that they need to also not hire fa...I further think that they need to also not hire fat people or people who engage in risky sexual acts. Oh, wait, that's wrong for these hug-myself liberals. To summarize Chesterton: there is little disagreement on what we'll call evil but great disagreement on what evils we call tolerable.mjlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961183796915363873noreply@blogger.com