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losdiablosgato (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:52 AM Original message |
Company To Workers: Light Up And You're Fired (Scotts Miracle- Gro) |
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losdiablosgato (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
1. The have a real nice email comments form on their website, enjoy. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Contact Link Here: |
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kevinbgoode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Comments sent. . . |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. It may be legal, but it isn't right. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
3. i'm extremely anti-smoking, but i might actually be opposed to this |
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Liberaler (104 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. This is what you get when |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:14 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. except that those are not direct costs to employers |
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jbnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:23 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Then they could charge |
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chat_noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. What's next? Forced contraception? |
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fed-up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
8. Hypocrites Aren't pesticides and fertilizers bad for us/the environment? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:29 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. That's What's Hysterical About It |
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Moosepoop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
9. "It can fire smokers legally in 21 states." |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Wondering if those 21 states are the same as the "Right To Work" |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
10. Moderate alcohol is good. Will Scotts fire workers who don't drink? n/t |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
11. Well the employees have a choice. |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:41 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. If it is a legal "vice", why not simply require a higher premium for |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. That would be fair too. |
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Mend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 11:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. because it really isn't the premium...it is the cost of treating smokers |
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chat_noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Coronary artery by-pass surgery/genetic screening |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. You're missing the point of the objection |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I understand but |
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Mend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
12. I am completely for this....we all pay for some people's addictions. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:32 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Drive a Car? You're Fired. Go Sky-diving? You're Fired. Breathe? Fired. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 11:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. "Sorry, no more kids, you're fired" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. Pressuring addicts doesn't work. |
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etherealtruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. Does your support extend to ... |
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losdiablosgato (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 02:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. You're gay, your fired. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
18. Gannett Co. Inc., major newspaper and TV player, charges smokers $50/month |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
19. What's next? Drug testing for tobacco? |
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Mend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 11:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. they have done urine screens for tobacco for over 20 years when |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
20. But feel free to ingest all the toxic chemicals you work with daily. |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
23. Smokers to Scotts Miracle-Gro: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. There are a lot of similar products that work just as well. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
30. I'd be willing to bet that Scotts doesn't offer a defined-benefit pension. |
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LincolnMcGrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. Where were all you Marlboro Militia Types |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
32. how about firing people who |
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kevinbgoode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 12:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. yeah...and what about megachurch cult members, too? |
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