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This is a funny way of saying "Healthcare in America costs too much." Car insurance coverage would be reasonable if healthcare costs were lower. Car insurance
by kerkeslager 3y ago
This is a funny way of saying "Healthcare in America costs too much." Car insurance coverage would be reasonable if healthcare costs were lower.
Car insurance can't be much more expensive, because it's already pricing out many drivers. This is just car insurance companies subsidizing healthcare--yet another example of how the entire US economy is subsidizing healthcare because we refuse to cut out the health insurance middleman corporations.
Car insurance is a particular injustice because many (most?) states require car insurance to drive--another example of corporate middlemen writing themselves into laws. There should never be a case where a law forces me to be a customer of a business--if I can't walk away from the price negotiation table the market isn't free.
- sauwan 3y agoRight, but if 50% of the people on the road are completely uninsured, the economy grinds to a halt because driving suddenly becomes a potentially bankruptable activity even for those not at fault.
- kerkeslager 3y agoBold of you to assume that insurance would prevent you from becoming bankrupt. In my state (and many states) you're only required to carry $10k in liability insurance. That's barely going to scratch the surface of paying for a car accident which causes serious injury. Add to this that most people who experience bankruptcy due to medical bills have health insurance[1] as of 2019, and it's clear that driving already is a potentially bankrupt-able activity. In fact, living is a potentially bankrupt-able activity as long as we insist that health insurance companies have to be a part of our medical system. The economy ground to a halt for the poorest Americans at least a decade ago. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/14/health-insurance-medical-bankruptcy-debt https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/14/health-insur...