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Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:00 AM

Lose pounds, pad your paycheck?

Overweight white women suffer a significant wage penalty. Research shows it's only getting worse.
Carol Lloyd

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  • Thursday, December 13, 2007 07:00 PM

    The solution is obvious.

    Clearly we need to discriminate against overweight people equally. It's not fair that hispanic women, black women, and all men are getting a free ride here.

    I'm kidding, of course.

    However, given that there is no acceptable form of discrimination, in the big picture this is discrimination that affects a small group which can avoid the discrimination by losing the weight, and consequently becoming healthier and living longer lives. All discrimination is bad, but at least this is something people have control over.

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