More Government Discrimination

Why is it that the government will vow to fight discrimination of one sort on one hand, yet discriminate against another sort on the other hand. These days you can not, by government mandate, discriminate against anyone based on color, gender, race, sexual orientation when it comes to employment, loans, or living arrangments (renting a home).

So on one hand it is illegal by Law that you can not discriminate against another person. However, as usual, the laws don't apply to the one who make the laws. In Sarasota County Florida, there is a law that allows the discrimination of smokers who apply for a government job. This is a direct violation of their own laws. They say it is because the smoker causes more expenses in insurance and a lower production rate. Now, really, they don't want to go there. Since when has a government entity ever been productive? So they make a moot point on that. Smokers cause no more insurance cost than obese people.

It is actually less on insurance for health care of a smoker than it is someone obese. Obese people account for $95 billion a year of the health care cost, while smokers cause $20 billion. And if you want to take it a step further, the elderly account for a massive amount (add these two together and see what you get). But you don't see discrimination against the obese or the elderly do you? Why is that? Because they are more socially "acceptable" than smokers. Non smokers have this hell-bent rage against smokers. Why? Well it turns out smokers can be more productive, the reason is stress, when a non smoker is stressed what do they do to relenquish that stress, work (which increases the stress). What do smokers do? They take a 5 minute smoke break and the majority of the time the stress is diminished and they are ready to go. Now i know that some of you are going to blast me for glorifying smoking. I am not. I used to smoke, but i do no longer. And i do not recommend it as a way to reduce stress. Find other ways. I do not even recommend doing. But do not try to push your Non Smoking Nazi agenda on me. It will not work. You have the RIGHT to smoke the same as you have the RIGHT not to smoke. If you do not like to go to restaurants that allow smoking, the don't go to restaurants that allow smoking.

I have had about enough of the government trying to push this. It is time to get the government out of this. Either allow discrimination or don't. Don't make discrimination illegal for some and allow it for others.

It is time that we as a people stand up for the rights of ALL not just the rights we agree with.

It might be all fine and dandy when you allow the government stepping on your enemies rights, because it doesn't effect you. But wait until all of your enemies rights are gone and see where the politicians look to next, my guess - it will be your rights.

When will we grow a set of balls and stand up for what is right!

Viva Liberty!