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Originally Posted by Underdog
I 100% agree that having to buy health insurance simply because you're alive is BS.
I also think that having to pay the government money for any reason to own personal property of any kind is just as bad. I guess the difference between me and everyone else is that I'm just as uncomfortable with mandatory car insurance as I am with mandatory health insurance (sorry, I don't watch or read mainstream spin media so I have no idea how the partisan lines are currently framed in this debate - I just calls 'em like I sees 'em...)
What next, mandatory homeowners insurance? Mandatory pet insurance? When does the government stop mandating and get the hell out of our personal lives?
The only capable use the government can serve is keeping the borders safe (fail) and economy humming (fail).
Wake me up when the real issues become relevant again...
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Meh...I think the auto insurance thing is different. If they mandated that you had to have full coverage, that's one thing. But mandating that you have insurance to cover whatever damage you may do to others is different.
It's no different than mandating that you have to pay for testing and licensing before operating it. It's for the safety and well being of others.