Just got finished reading a blog wherein the author is receiving long-term disability benefits from her employer, presumably until she dies, because she has Lupus. She went to court and she won, in her words "the right to continue to collect my long-term disability benefits, as contracted to me by my employer".

Because that's what all employers sign up for when they hire employees and offer them perks like health insurance and vacation days. Lifetime payout because someone happened to be on their clock when they contracted (or already had) a debilitating disease that will prohibit them from working for the rest of their lives. That's so awesome.  It's one thing to be injured or affected on the job and be unable to work, but this, this is just wrong.

There is a lot to be said on this subject I think, perhaps I might find the time to expand upon it. Next week, or next year. Who am I kidding? This post will probably be the only time I talk about it.