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  1. #1
    Quote Originally Posted by GGT View Post
    Okay. Then how about insurance companies also butt out?
    No one forces anyone to buy insurance. Oh I guess that's not true anymore. However previously they filled a market niche, they pooled risk. Government created the current employer provided insurance care due to how medical benefits are taxed.

  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by Lewkowski View Post
    No one forces anyone to buy insurance.
    Try getting a driver's license or a mortgage without it. For that matter, try getting a contractors license or a daycare license or...
    Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
    If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?

  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Being View Post
    Try getting a driver's license or a mortgage without it. For that matter, try getting a contractors license or a daycare license or...
    I was referring to health insurance.

  4. #4
    Quote Originally Posted by Lewkowski View Post
    I was referring to health insurance.
    Why is it okay to force the purchase of insurance as long as it is not health insurance?
    Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
    If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?

  5. #5
    Quote Originally Posted by Being View Post
    Why is it okay to force the purchase of insurance as long as it is not health insurance?
    Auto insurance is important because you are using others property to drive with said vehicle. That being said I fully support laws (like in TX) that allow folks to prove financial responsibility and not be required to buy auto insurance. And no one is required to buy home insurance. If a private entity like a bank requires that as part of a business transaction so be it, its not the government's role to interfere.

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