Time to start basing health insurance premiums on physical fitness as well.
Let the weight shaming begin!!
Why do you think Airlines should be weighing passengers and their luggage? How does it make your trip easier/better, etc.
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Some of you guys better lose weight or you wonât be able to afford to fly.
LOL. All U.S. flights would be delayed or canceled if this were to be implemented here.
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The weights for take-offs and landings determine what can go on the plane. Back in early 7âs when I worked for Texas International, the weights were based on averages with 130 pounds for women and 180 for men. Also included are fuel burn off weight. Basically each degree of temperature, plus destination elevation, and freight weight had an impact. You could have more during cold weather than hot weather. I was a station agent in Baton Rouge and had to calculate the take-off and landing figures and present 2 calculator sheets attached to the weather printout for both takeoff site and destination plus fuel on board and all of those things plus a couple more included in calcs.
People are larger today than in 1970 and a more accurate account is necessary because you want the plane to rotate on take-off when supposed to and not be overloaded when arriving at destination.
So the pilots can accurately determine if the planes total weight is within allowable tolerance and calculate center of gravity for the plane. This is important for the safety and stability of the flight.
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They used to for individual health insurance until Obamacare. Then it was guaranteed insurability. Texas had a risk pool for the unhealthy which was pretty good. Group health & life plans provide guaranteed insurability using higher premiums on young & healthy to subsidize the unhealthy & old.
Pre-Obamacare my mother couldnât get health insurance for several years in the 90s because she previously had cancer. Also, we paid an insane premium because my daughter was born with only one kidney, even though sheâd never had an issue because of it (only found out due to routine ultrasound). Oh, and they werenât covering anything in her entire renal system because of it.
The ACA wasnât a complete fix but Eff the old system.
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So planes arenât safe right now because we donât know the exact weight of the passengers? How many disasters has this already caused?
You werenât aware of the Texas Risk Pool?
You mean the risk pool that also had exclusions for pre-existing conditions? That risk pool?
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No idea. I assume though theyâve been adjusting over time for avg passenger weights and what not. Iâve never felt something off like that on a commercial flight. I just know the calcs are important.
Weight? How bout we measure his width
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No. Texas risk pool did not have exclusions. Oh, I forgot, youâre the insurance authority.
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Not really an affordable option, even in Texas.