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From: nomi@mtuxo.UUCP (n.harris)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: ATTIS's force reduction:  A Modest Proposal
Message-ID: <913@mtuxo.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 16:02:32 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 23 16:02:32 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 05:37:30 EDT
Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Holmdel NJ
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     AT&T Information Systems has just decided to cut back
on its work force, eliminating about 24,000 jobs.  Selecting
24,000 people to eliminate will not be an easy task.  But I
came up with an idea that would make it easy to cut down on
the work force, while improving conditions for the people
remaining.

     It's simple:  just FIRE ALL OF THE SMOKERS!

     It is well known that smokers take many more sick days
than normal people, and cost the company lots of money in
health insurance.  In addition, the presence of smokers in
the work place makes normal people unhappier and more prone
to health problems.  A third way in which firing the smokers
would save money is that the company wouldn't have to pay
people to clean up all the garbage smokers leave around.
Filters in the ventilation system wouldn't have to be replaced
as frequently.  The whole place would be cleaner and much
more pleasant.

     If only smoking killed people instantly, like some other
poisons, instead of taking years!


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