m0nde becomes indian version of steveyos

also, when you lost your job, did you partake of unemployment insurance?
you could have pocketed all the money that went toward that instead of having it come back to help you. you didn't "need" that service at the time you were paying into it, but i guess the argument is, well it's there so i'll damn well use it.

good strategy, bRO

[maks]

do you pay for car insurance? just interested.

Liability, the minimum that is required by law. I'm in favor of that, it's there to protect people who I might hurt and I could always choose to not drive a car.

See I'll bet you were going to go on and compare that to healthy insurance but I just shut that misguided and overused argument down didn't I

also, when you lost your job, did you partake of unemployment insurance?
you could have pocketed all the money that went toward that instead of having it come back to help you. you didn't "need" that service at the time you were paying into it, but i guess the argument is, well it's there so i'll damn well use it.

good strategy, bRO

I did, because I'd been paying into it for 10 years. If I hadn't been paying into it I would have had enough savings that I wouldn't have needed unemployment. It made it a lot easier for me to sit on my ass for a few months of extended vacation instead of immediately looking for a job, further proof that programs like this essentially turn us all into Stevey.

Liability, the minimum that is required by law. I'm in favor of that, it's there to protect people who I might hurt and I could always choose to not drive a car.

See I'll bet you were going to go on and compare that to healthy insurance but I just shut that misguided and overused argument down didn't I

well you did argue before about being mandated to buy health insurance.
the car insurance, which you're strangely in favour of, is also mandated. how does one protect others while one doesn't?
they are in fact exactly the same thing given that you have to buy health insurance now.

[maks]

well you did argue before about being mandated to buy health insurance.
the car insurance, which you're strangely in favour of, is also mandated. how does one protect others while one doesn't?
they are in fact exactly the same thing given that you have to buy health insurance now.

They're not the same thing. Auto insurance exists to protect an anonymous stranger who I might hurt due to negligence. Health insurance exists to protect me, I'm the only one who is affected so it should be my choice if I need it or not. Also, it's not a mandate, it's a condition of being allowed to drive on public roads. I have the option of not paying auto insurance. This is a stupid argument, stop it you're better than this.

in some states they have no-fault insurance. this then makes each person pay for their own problems. this is even closer to the health insurance model.

my main point is about being mandated to pay for something. why are you for one mandate, when you're against the other? if you hit someone why not leave it up to the courts to have you claim damages from the other person if you believe they're at fault?

[maks]

in some states they have no-fault insurance. this then makes each person pay for their own problems. this is even closer to the health insurance model.

my main point is about being mandated to pay for something. why are you for one mandate, when you're against the other? if you hit someone why not leave it up to the courts to have you claim damages from the other person if you believe they're at fault?

It's not a mandate, it's a condition. I could stop driving a car and never pay another dime on car insurance. The only way out of Obamacare is to kill myself.