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U.K.: Too fat to work (Acne, depression, stress, fatigue etc. are also popular "can't work" reasons)
The Times (U.K.) ^ | November 19, 2007 | Richard Ford and Sam Coates

Posted on 11/19/2007 4:00:57 AM PST by Stoat

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Makes you wonder how many are using similar excuses here in the USA doesn't it?

Too bad Ted Kennedy doesn't refuse to work because he's too fat.....

1 posted on 11/19/2007 4:01:01 AM PST by Stoat
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To: Stoat

I’ve been noticing a lot of negative threads about the UK.

Is it “bash UK week”? LOL

Is there anything good coming out of the UK? Can someone please post some? LOL


2 posted on 11/19/2007 4:06:38 AM PST by Romneyfor President2008
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To: Stoat

You’d be amazed at how many of these people are on semi-permanent leave from Government jobs.


3 posted on 11/19/2007 4:11:54 AM PST by agere_contra (Do not confuse the wealth of nations with the wealth of government - FDT)
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To: Stoat

I’m lazy and undisciplined. I’m tired of losing out to those self-motivated freaks whose only claim to success is that they were born without my disability.

Indolence should be recognized under the Americans With Disablities Act.

When will those Fascist Republicans realize that sloth is a medical problem that needs to be addressed with more government subsidies for me and my fellow sufferers?


4 posted on 11/19/2007 4:12:01 AM PST by joeystoy
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To: Romneyfor President2008
Is there anything good coming out of the UK? Can someone please post some?
Well, lots of good people are fed up and leaving the UK. Does that count? ;-)
5 posted on 11/19/2007 4:12:21 AM PST by cartan
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To: Stoat

Many many people are on SSDI for amazing reasons. Hey and with HIPPA you cannot find out why. No one can write about it because of those Health privacy acts.

It is a shame and a way for healthcare to protact and enlarge their scope.


6 posted on 11/19/2007 4:15:45 AM PST by Chickensoup (If it is not permitted, it is prohibited. Only the government can permit....)
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To: Stoat

I believe that “chronic fatigue syndrome”, which was a popular one in the late 80’s/early 90’s is a joke now. It seems doctors don’t buy that one anymore as a good excuse for disability. But i could be wrong. It’s just that i don’t hear people claiming to have it anymore like i did then.

The new one that really gets me is “restless leg syndrome”. I don’t know if people use it as a reason for disability yet, but it could turn into that because apparently if you have RLS you can’t sleep. I have 3 relatives that claim to have this. My guess is that it’s probably just a side effect from other meds they’re taking. Or else they are just people who can’t relax.


7 posted on 11/19/2007 4:18:44 AM PST by uncitizen
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To: Stoat; Lijahsbubbe
Too fat to work

paired with "too poor to eat" ought to resolve any gluttony issues in short order.

8 posted on 11/19/2007 4:21:45 AM PST by Thinkin' Gal
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To: Stoat
The Swimmer has his friend Genn Livet to get him through the day.
9 posted on 11/19/2007 4:22:26 AM PST by LIConFem (Thompson 2008. Lifetime ACU Rating: 86 -- Hunter 2008 (VP) Lifetime ACU Rating: 92)
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To: Romneyfor President2008
Is there anything good coming out of the UK?

Just a few of the positive articles I've posted about Great Britain:

Brown hails Bush's war (Great Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer delivers glowing endorsement)

Gongs for Britain's brave(Heroic Army Captain defuses bomb by hand under fire, awarded George Medal)

Al Qaeda terror cell members jailed for plotting to kill 'thousands of people' in Britain

Great Britain Imams who praise terrorism to face deportation

Great Britain Boffins to crack al-Qaeda (Codebreaking effort launched, much like 'Enigma' of WW2)

Great Britain Brown seeks to mend damage done by minister's 'anti-US speech'

Great Britain Brown £20bn nuke pledge (Promises massive new nuke arsenal, upgrade)

Great Britain Don't Dare mess with us (HMS Daring billed as world's most advanced warship)

Great Britain Fallen hero set for VC honour (Inspirational story of heroism and dedication)

Great Britain Gord hires Greenspan (Chancellor of the Exchequer feels Alan will turn UK around)

Great Britain Medal for hero minefield medic (George Medal)

Great Britain MI5 brings to light the faceless figures who built the service

Great Britain Our Boys take on warlords (Force of 2,500 to conduct assault in Afghanistan)

Great Britain Remember them at 11 o'clock (Touching story for Remembrance Day)

Great Britain Rocket jet plot is foiled (Nice work by England's Finest)

Great Britain Young men's values 'traditional' (New survey)

Straw raps war 'antis' (Great Britain's Foreign Secretary delivers powerful speech)

Victory for Britain's metric martyrs as Eurocrats give up the fight

and that's just a small sample.  there's lots of good news about the UK, and I post as much as I can.

10 posted on 11/19/2007 4:23:26 AM PST by Stoat (Rice / Coulter 2008: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
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Don’t forget about chronic dry eye.


11 posted on 11/19/2007 4:23:54 AM PST by fleagle ( An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. -Winston Churchill)
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I'm sure the UK fakers are no worse than the USA fakers. Govt. giveaways are big all over (not a fat joke). Perhaps I should claim discrimination and disability, because I have to wear glasses to compensate for the disability I was born with.

Sightedness.........yeah, that's it......discrimination against those who need vision correction. I need compensation for a lifetime of disability and discrimination.

12 posted on 11/19/2007 4:25:15 AM PST by jimtorr
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Don’t forget about chronic dry eye.

Oh, you're right. Now there's a real good one for disability purposes. How can you look at a computer screen all day long with CDE?

13 posted on 11/19/2007 4:25:54 AM PST by uncitizen
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To: uncitizen
The new one that really gets me is “restless leg syndrome”. I don’t know if people use it as a reason for disability yet, but it could turn into that because apparently if you have RLS you can’t sleep.

I have had this problem for years, since I was a kid. I never knew it was a "syndrome" until a few years ago, I just thought I was the only one that had the freaky thing going. No, I've never been to a doctor about it or been "diagnosed", nor do I complain about it or miss work, etc. I just wanted you to know that it is real and is annoying as hell. It's not so bad now in my older years, but when I was young, it drove me nuts.

15 posted on 11/19/2007 4:27:06 AM PST by cspackler (There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.)
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Leprocy sounds like a reason not to work or at least it sounds like it. These are the same people that get a year off for having a baby. They just don’t like to work in Europe or at least they don’t base work with money.


16 posted on 11/19/2007 4:31:08 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: Romneyfor President2008

Can’t think of much at the moment...

Oh, wait I can. The liberal democrat leadership race - the two candidates made complete idiots of themselves over the weekend.


17 posted on 11/19/2007 4:36:03 AM PST by Vanders9
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To: Stoat

Personally, when I read things like this I get stressed and depressed.

Maybe I should take some time off to recover


18 posted on 11/19/2007 4:37:23 AM PST by Vanders9
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To: Thinkin' Gal
Too fat to work paired with "too poor to eat" ought to resolve any gluttony issues in short order.

I always wondered about that, because I have seen many overweight people using Food Stamps, and have never seen a starved-looking "Homeless".

In the UK, though, one could make the argument that they are merely on the doll while awaiting the NHS Appointment to resolve their problem.

19 posted on 11/19/2007 4:38:06 AM PST by Gorzaloon
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To: Romneyfor President2008
Is there anything good coming out of the UK?


20 posted on 11/19/2007 4:41:34 AM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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