At 10:20 PM -0500 10/17/00, Allen Ethridge wrote:
On Tuesday, October 17, 2000, at 08:19 PM, Tim May wrote:
As for insurance companies "discriminating," this is what I hope for. Those of us who don't engage in certain practices--smoking, sky diving, anal sex, whatever--should not be subsidizing those who do. This is the beauty of "opt out" plans.
Yes, only the genetically pure deserve health care. And you are sure that the insurance companies won't opt you out when they get a good look at your DNA?
Actually, that's not at all what he said.
But the first order of business is for you to support your claim that DNA is collected by the police and then shared with insurance companies.
Actually, that's your claim. But I'm surprised that you'er so ignorant of cooperation between government and corporations. Maybe you don't actually work for a living. You are aware of drug testing in the work place, aren't you?
I can't speak for Tim, but I work for a living. I am aware of drug testing in the workplace, and have never chosen to work for a company that requires it. P.S. I too would be interested in documented cases where DNA collected by the police was given to insurance companies. -- -- Marshall "The era of big government is over." Bill Clinton, State of the Union Address, January 23, 1996 Marshall Clow MusicMatch <mailto:mclow@mailhost2.csusm.edu>