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Chrom

(191 posts) Fri Dec 20, 2013, 02:18 PM Dec 2013

With healthcare covered, I don't think we should have mandatory car insurance [View all]

Most of what we pay in car insurance is for health care coverage in the event of an accident.

Now that everyone should have health care, we should at the very least have MUCH LOWER auto insurance costs...right?

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With healthcare covered, I don't think we should have mandatory car insurance [View all] Chrom Dec 2013 OP

What ? dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #1

So when you run I to my car and I have a claim I should upaloopa Dec 2013 #2

If we had universal cradle-to-grave coverage I'd say yes. truebluegreen Dec 2013 #3

The ACA... Wait Wut Dec 2013 #4

Echoing 'what?' B2G Dec 2013 #5

In some states, the health providers go against car insurance because they often get paid more. Hoyt Dec 2013 #6

A lot of what we pay is for people who don't have insurance. Turbineguy Dec 2013 #7

Not exactly... jberryhill Dec 2013 #8

Auto insurance is about liability as a result of Skidmore Dec 2013 #9