Guest guest Posted July 10, 2001 Report Share Posted July 10, 2001 In a message dated 7/10/01 6:24:55 PM, duodenalswitch writes: << An interesting article in Slate http://slate.msn.com/Economics/01-07- 09/Economics.asp> contains the following statement, " In a paper from last year, Professor Cawley found that an extra 65 pounds typically cost a white woman 7 percent of her wages. To put this another way, if you're a seriously overweight white woman, losing 65 pounds is likely to be as lucrative as an extra year of college or three extra years of work experience. " >> wow, Lee: Amazing! I always suspected this but never saw any 'hard' evidence for it! Thanks for the link. all the best, lap ds with gallbladder removal January 25, 2001 five months post-op and still feelin' fab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2001 Report Share Posted July 10, 2001 , The quote about the cost of being fat is part of an article about the economic consequences of being ugly. Obviously the authors consider the link between fat and ugly to be such a given that they don't even have to state it explicitly. Maybe we could use the study to sue insurance companies that refuse to cover WLS for economic discrimination or interferring with employment ;-) After all if the study is correct WLS not only causes you to lose weight, you also automatically gain education and experience LOL! Lee Maybe we should > > In a message dated 7/10/01 6:24:55 PM, duodenalswitch@y... writes: > > << An interesting article in Slate http://slate.msn.com/Economics/01-07- > 09/Economics.asp> contains the following statement, " In a paper from > last year, Professor Cawley found that an extra 65 pounds > typically cost a white woman 7 percent of her wages. To put this > another way, if you're a seriously overweight white woman, losing 65 > pounds is likely to be as lucrative as an extra year of college or > three extra years of work experience. " > >> > > wow, Lee: Amazing! I always suspected this but never saw any 'hard' > evidence for it! Thanks for the link. > > all the best, > > lap ds with gallbladder removal > January 25, 2001 > > five months post-op and still feelin' fab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2001 Report Share Posted July 11, 2001 In a message dated 7/10/01 10:49:04 PM, duodenalswitch writes: << The quote about the cost of being fat is part of an article about the economic consequences of being ugly. Obviously the authors consider the link between fat and ugly to be such a given that they don't even have to state it explicitly. Maybe we could use the study to sue insurance companies that refuse to cover WLS for economic discrimination or interferring with employment ;-) After all if the study is correct WLS not only causes you to lose weight, you also automatically gain education and experience LOL! >> Wow, how interesting -- that ugly is automatically linked with being fat. Very sad, too. Man, I sure have a lot to look forward to once the rest of this weight is off, yeah? ROFL But, chances are, if there is a clear link that surgery would provide people with a better life, they'd deem it 'cosmetic' and not cover it at all! Such is their logic... hmmm... all the best, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2001 Report Share Posted July 11, 2001 In a message dated 7/10/01 10:49:04 PM, duodenalswitch writes: << The quote about the cost of being fat is part of an article about the economic consequences of being ugly. Obviously the authors consider the link between fat and ugly to be such a given that they don't even have to state it explicitly. Maybe we could use the study to sue insurance companies that refuse to cover WLS for economic discrimination or interferring with employment ;-) After all if the study is correct WLS not only causes you to lose weight, you also automatically gain education and experience LOL! >> Wow, how interesting -- that ugly is automatically linked with being fat. Very sad, too. Man, I sure have a lot to look forward to once the rest of this weight is off, yeah? ROFL But, chances are, if there is a clear link that surgery would provide people with a better life, they'd deem it 'cosmetic' and not cover it at all! Such is their logic... hmmm... all the best, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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