http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/01/drugs_and_insurance/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:55:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/01/drugs_and_insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-49756 FreedomSight Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:20:19 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/01/drugs_and_insurance/#comment-49756 [...] I did an update to yesterday's post about substance testing and control, to properly point to Drug War Rant, where Pete Guither updates again, highlighting a comment by SayUncle, regarding insurance:Most companies do drug tests because they save 5-10% on their workers' comp insurance costs. At least, the companies I worked for did. It may be an economic decision and not a drug policy decision.Pete supplies some info re. state laws regarding workers' comp insurance, and handily dispenses with the "Firestone" numbers. The War on (Some) Drugs reminds a lot of the anti-gun crusade. Bad information is repeated over and over, almost like a mantra, until it's not even questioned by most people. But if you dig deeply enough, you find that it's a load of crap. [...] [...] I did an update to yesterday’s post about substance testing and control, to properly point to Drug War Rant, where Pete Guither updates again, highlighting a comment by SayUncle, regarding insurance:Most companies do drug tests because they save 5-10% on their workers’ comp insurance costs. At least, the companies I worked for did. It may be an economic decision and not a drug policy decision.Pete supplies some info re. state laws regarding workers’ comp insurance, and handily dispenses with the “Firestone” numbers. The War on (Some) Drugs reminds a lot of the anti-gun crusade. Bad information is repeated over and over, almost like a mantra, until it’s not even questioned by most people. But if you dig deeply enough, you find that it’s a load of crap. [...]

]]> http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/01/drugs_and_insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-49668 tgirsch Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:12:37 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/01/drugs_and_insurance/#comment-49668 Teenagers with good grades aren't safer drivers, either, but that doesn't stop them from getting a discount on car insurance. :) Teenagers with good grades aren’t safer drivers, either, but that doesn’t stop them from getting a discount on car insurance.

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