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Very_Boring_Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:01 PM Original message |
Poll question: Do you feel that the requirement to purchase car insurance is unconstitutional? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Any comparisons.. |
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Very_Boring_Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. How are they ridiculous? If you get sick, have no insurance or money, guess who foots the bill? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. health insurance is NOT health care n/t |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Can I use my auto insurance to cover routine maintenance or to correct manufacturers defects? |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. That's probably one of the chief reasons |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Exactly. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. You are correct that the two can't be compared but a little off on the explanation |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Driving is a privilege, living isn't. |
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WhaTHellsgoingonhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. I'll take ridiculous for $500 |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. spot on, that... |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. +1000 |
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palm_to_forehead (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. Start this poll... |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Good point. n/t |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. There's actually very little differnece in one key respect |
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palm_to_forehead (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Which is irrelevant |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Promote the general Welfare |
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palm_to_forehead (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. Not a single one of your examples |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #27 |
44. If you are in business, driving a car, or alive - you are a potential tax liability |
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palm_to_forehead (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 10:25 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. What sport |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. No. Because it ensures that if you cause damage to someone else, |
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palm_to_forehead (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. And not even that is correct. |
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OmahaBlueDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Only if your state enforces adequate liability minimums |
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enough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. Big difference. You don't have to buy a car. You can decide not to own a car. One of the reasons |
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Khan Descend (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. It's not an unconditional 'requirement'. I don't purchase it because I don't drive on |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
17. Apples and oranges. Buying a car is optional. Having |
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david13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. No way Jose. You take the bus. Or get out there and get some |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
20. Why do some people keep making this argument? |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. No kidding, I'm so tired of this loser comparison |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #22 |
34. I have to assume they don't actually care about making sense, and just want |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. That is a lie. Most people do have to buy and own a car. |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. You are not required by law to buy a car, simply because you're alive. |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Does it have to be spelled out to you a million times |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. 18 idiots and counting... |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Was actually 27 when I last checked |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 11:57 PM Response to Reply #25 |
42. I'll count you twice... |
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RegieRocker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 12:05 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I will count you as nine asses. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
26. Irrelevant, the federal government does not require anyone to buy car insurance |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
28. Car insurance isn't mandated by the federal government |
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ShadowLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
30. If people don't have car insurance and get into accidents they pass the expense to all tax payers |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. If people don't have health coverage |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. If you have insurance your ER expenses get passed on to others. |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I was just objecting to this responder's reason |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 10:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. So should blind people and five year olds be forced to carry auto insurance? |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #30 |
48. Total Bullshit. Not every accident results in injuries or property damage. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
32. do you feel that the requirement to purchase a car is unconstitutional? |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-01-11 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
41. No |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
45. I'll tell you that no state in the nation causes your employer to select your auto insurance |
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Unvanguard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
46. Not for states, though if the federal government did it, maybe. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
47. You seem to be defending the health insurance reform law |
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kudzu22 (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 02:06 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Not at all |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
51. It's.Not.The.Same.Thing. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-02-11 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
52. I think it's ridiculous to say "driving is a privledge" in this day and age. |
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