Posted on 04/28/2009 3:31:45 PM PDT by trumandogz
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — State employees are facing a $600 surcharge that goes into effect next year for everyone in the employee health system who smokes or has a smoker for a spouse.
The Tennessean reports state officials hope the surcharge will provide an incentive for employees who smoke.
Officials estimate that would save Tennessee an estimated $3,400 a year in lost productivity and smoking-related health claims per worker.
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The same is true w/ me & my marijuana...but look out tobacco users: y'all may end up on the illegal side of the law w/ me! I certainly hope not, & as a matter of fact, I hope that one day I will be able to enjoy marijuana use privately just like you do tobacco. THAT would be a much better outcome in a nation that is supposed to call itself "The Land Of The Free".
If they don’t want them to smoke, they better pay them 24 hours a day....Only the owner of a slave can make such rules..
Ummmm, it's hard to take anyone seriously who uses the word 'dude'. Why shouldn't insurance companys have the freedom to raise their rates on someone who knowingly takes part in 'risky' behavior'?
I was too. I quit about 5 years ago.
Saving taxpayer money by making useless state employees pay the higer insurance premium for their bad habit is a conservative viewpoint, no?
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