Kroger adds monthly surcharge for unvaccinated workers, cuts their COVID-19 sick leav

ThatOwlWoman said:
How is it legally discriminatory? Some companies have been charging smokers more for their health insurance premiums for years. It's perfectly legal because smokers tend to have more health issues.*

To what protected class do the unvaccinated Kroger workers belong? Are they all the same gender? Are they all the same religion? Are they all a minority race?

* "The practice of charging tobacco users more is called tobacco rating. The ACA allows for insurance companies to charge smokers up to 50% more (or premiums that are 1.5 times higher) than non-smokers through a tobacco surcharge." (source: https://www.healthmarkets.com/content/smoking-and-health-insurance )
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think about what you posted.................consider, seriously, the whole 'protected class' argument..........in a nation that is 'supposed' to treat everyone equally, guaranteed equal protection under the laws.........do you think it's still constitutional to have protected classes AND do you think it's constitutional to discriminate against groups of people who don't agree with you or don't do what YOU think is right??????
 
Nordberg said:
There are lots of companies and insurance companies who will do the same thing. They are not political decisions. they are about money and profits. The dangerous rightys are putting people in the hospital for very expensive care. Insurance companies see what is happening and are responding.
They offer the vaccine for free. They are just trying to keep people out of hospitals so they make more money. They know what causes it.
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then kill em all.........let whatever god may exist sort them out..............
 
Nordberg said:
That was a very right wing post. We want to save them from themselves. that is why we beg them to get vaccinated to keep them and their family safe.
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you're not begging them, you're forcing them..........get it straight. and you aren't trying to 'save' them, you want to make people do what YOU want them to do, like a good little communist fuck

i've not been vaccinated, nor has my wife, and we are still fine...........so take your bullshit elsewhere.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
you're not begging them, you're forcing them..........get it straight. and you aren't trying to 'save' them, you want to make people do what YOU want them to do, like a good little communist fuck

i've not been vaccinated, nor has my wife, and we are still fine...........so take your bullshit elsewhere.
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We are not forcing the vast majority of you Trumpys to get vaccinated, but we should. yeah, we will take our science elsewhere. You think,as most rightys do, that an incident proves a theorem. Whether you get sick or not proves nothing. The stats are all on the side of science.
 
Nordberg said:
We are not forcing the vast majority of you Trumpys to get vaccinated, but we should. yeah, we will take our science elsewhere. You think,as most rightys do, that an incident proves a theorem. Whether you get sick or not proves nothing. The stats are all on the side of science.
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the simple fact that you still must refer to me as a trumpy, despite OVERWHELMING evidence that i'm not, renders you and your positions without any credibility whatsoever. you wouldn't know what water is even if you fell out of a boat
 
SmarterthanYou said:
do you support unions? federally mandated 40 hour work weeks with mandatory health insurance options? maternity/paternity leave? accrued vacation time? minimum wage laws???????
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I do not support those things being government mandated. do you? Sounds like maybe you’re the hypocrite, you like it when the Santos does it but hate it when a union does it. Oh wait a union is not the same thing as the government.
 
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gfm7175 said:
Yes, indeed you are.
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Did you happen to notice that most of the responses were a single word ... idiot ??? Not one substantive comment nor anything to add to the topic ... but alas ... probably working for the biggest JPP idiot to be given at the end of the year for the JPP awards. Problem is ... just how many JPP dimlibs can qualify for the biggest idiot ... besides ALL of them.
 
SmarterthanYou said:
think about what you posted.................consider, seriously, the whole 'protected class' argument..........in a nation that is 'supposed' to treat everyone equally, guaranteed equal protection under the laws.........do you think it's still constitutional to have protected classes AND do you think it's constitutional to discriminate against groups of people who don't agree with you or don't do what YOU think is right??????
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Blah blah blah blah. Toddle off and go shoot something, why don't you? The roaches in your kitchen would be a good place to start. :laugh:
 
TOP said:
So you aren't on board with Biden/Harris and their adoration and undying support of unions??
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That's not what he said, attention whore, but nice try. Poor thing. Don't forget to pretend that the fact that I replied to your twatiness means TDS. :laugh:
 
Grumpy said:
Did you happen to notice that most of the responses were a single word ... idiot ??? Not one substantive comment nor anything to add to the topic ... but alas ... probably working for the biggest JPP idiot to be given at the end of the year for the JPP awards. Problem is ... just how many JPP dimlibs can qualify for the biggest idiot ... besides ALL of them.
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Yes I did. I've seen enough of his posts to know that he's incapable of anything beyond insults, anger, hatred, racism, and bigotry (usually all within the same post).
 
I am 100% against governments forcing people to get the shots.

However, being a free enterprise guy?
I have no problem with private companies doing it.
It's their companies.
Their rules.
 
Jarod said:
I do not support those things being government mandated. do you? Sounds like maybe you’re the hypocrite, you like it when the Santos does it but hate it when a union does it. Oh wait a union is not the same thing as the government.
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So you aren't on board with Biden/Harris and their adoration and undying support of unions??
 
TOP said:
So you aren't on board with Biden/Harris and their adoration and undying support of unions??
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I do not care that they support unions, and I think strong unions are good for AMERICA. I just don't want the government telling private business how to run their business.
 
TOP said:
So you aren't on board with Biden/Harris and their adoration and undying support of unions??
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That was terrible. Adoration? Can you slant your post any worse? Undying support? Unions created worker safety and benefits that were passed on to almost all workers. They also have internal problems that need to be addressed.
 
Nordberg said:
That was terrible. Adoration? Can you slant your post any worse? Undying support? Unions created worker safety and benefits that were passed on to almost all workers. They also have internal problems that need to be addressed.
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Unions helped make our robust middle class.

The moron you replied to claims to be an ex-teacher. (She is not.) She's also claimed to have belonged to the teachers' union. Her post is just a cry for attention.
 
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When US unions first came into being ... they were bulwarks in combating evil. However, after the combating ... unions themselves became the evil. Ever heard of "POWER CORRUPTS ... "
 
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