27th August 2004, 7:18 PM
Anyway, let me ask you this Darunia. Do you ALSO have a problem with the law requiring you to drive only on one side of the road, at a certain speed, and for your car to be insured and in working condition?
My God--they just don't get it. All I say is that the government regulates too much; rather than argue this, they pretend my stance is "DRUNK DRIVING FOR ALL" and "NO LAWS FOR ANY." To answer your question, yes only one side of the street; speed limits perhaps (but not like they are now, because they're ludicrously low and NO ONE obeys them), and ABSOLUTELY NOT should it be mandatory to have your car insured. That is a SEARINGLY strong point of mine; I pay $135 a month, and for what? For the peace of mind of knowing that if I get in an accident, the insurance company will fight me tooth and nail for any payment? I've paid more in insurance since I got my car than my car is worth. Don't tell me "Oh, but what if..." Car insurance should be absolutely optional. I view it as a conservative-control mechanism...it's to protect the rich, and it drives the poor down. My alternative: If someone is at fault in an accident, and sans insurance, the government should impose a fine. I'd rather pay a one-time fine if I were at fault, then pay some rich asshole insruance company half my paycheck every month FOR NOTHING AT ALL.
My God--they just don't get it. All I say is that the government regulates too much; rather than argue this, they pretend my stance is "DRUNK DRIVING FOR ALL" and "NO LAWS FOR ANY." To answer your question, yes only one side of the street; speed limits perhaps (but not like they are now, because they're ludicrously low and NO ONE obeys them), and ABSOLUTELY NOT should it be mandatory to have your car insured. That is a SEARINGLY strong point of mine; I pay $135 a month, and for what? For the peace of mind of knowing that if I get in an accident, the insurance company will fight me tooth and nail for any payment? I've paid more in insurance since I got my car than my car is worth. Don't tell me "Oh, but what if..." Car insurance should be absolutely optional. I view it as a conservative-control mechanism...it's to protect the rich, and it drives the poor down. My alternative: If someone is at fault in an accident, and sans insurance, the government should impose a fine. I'd rather pay a one-time fine if I were at fault, then pay some rich asshole insruance company half my paycheck every month FOR NOTHING AT ALL.
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