FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: South Carolina is about to spend $2.4 million to pay for 100 obese state employees to have weight loss surgery. [cnn-photo-caption image=http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/08/18/art.sc.jpg caption=""] The state has approved a pilot program, which would put the money toward gastric bypass and lap-band surgeries. They can cost up to $24,000 each. The state health … Continue reading South Carolina to spend $2.4 million on weight loss surgeries for state workers