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Eric F, You might commit a crime. So we are sending you to jail for one day a week so you can pay in advance. And to pay for criminals we can't catch. And BTW how did David Willard and his insurance wind up paying for his accident. They have mandatory insurance in his state. I already pay taxes whi...

If insurance was a good idea for the average person, it wouldn't be profitable. Open an account, place into that account what you spend on all forms of insurance... $120-home $100-car $5-cell $300-health $40-life ...sound about average? Low on some, high on others depending upon where you live and ...

Good point. "Prior to the fact." Isn't this a legal term meaning you can't charge someone with a crime before they commit it ? I think this is actually a bedrock legal principle. Why isn't mandating insurance a case of Prior to the fact of a crime, or in the case of civil law, prior to the fact of ...

Good point. "Prior to the fact." Isn't this a legal term meaning you can't charge someone with a crime before they commit it ? I think this is actually a bedrock legal principle. Why isn't mandating insurance a case of Prior to the fact of a crime, or in the case of civil law, prior to the fact of ...

Its like the ITER of the collider world.

I like the idea of being able to enhance our intelligence (after all, I've even talked about mind downloading into robotic bodies such as small interstellar spaceships here), but amongst the drawbacks just listed, I would add: What if you could get a computer virus... not in your computer, but in y...

And that is the crux of it. It is human nature to demand revenge for wrongs. We think nothing of taking the risk that a deer may jump in front of us and cause a fatal wreck, but we demand an accounting of any person who has the temerity to injure us. We don't seek justice from an animal. Or fate. W...

Unless it is a deer who darted out in front of you... Ah, in that case we're quids in - the bl**dy aristocrats own all the deer so ... Ha ha ha... not around here. Outside the City, and just north on the Ft. Sill range where the Deer and the Antelope play,(literally) there are Turkeys, Bobcats, Rat...

They cannot. Neither can they fix the man's broken neck. Why should we live our lives in fear of poor people not being able to pay for our cars or fix our broken necks? Because we live in a society that makes people responsible for their actions. And because we place value on our cars and necks, an...

It's not just about financial risk to me, it becomes an issue of justice when one person cannot compensate someone who they have done financial or bodily damage to. And that is the crux of it. It is human nature to demand revenge for wrongs. We think nothing of taking the risk that a deer may jump ...

They cannot. Neither can they fix the man's broken neck. Why should we live our lives in fear of poor people not being able to pay for our cars or fix our broken necks? Because we live in a society that makes people responsible for their actions. And because we place value on our cars and necks, an...

They cannot. Neither can they fix the man's broken neck. Why should we live our lives in fear of poor people not being able to pay for our cars or fix our broken necks? Because we live in a society that makes people responsible for their actions. And because we place value on our cars and necks, an...

Yes, well ... as ChrisMB has pointed out we have compulsory insurance in UK with tow and crush rules for non compliance. I've just looked at one of my policies and the limit for third party damages is £20,000,000 (and I do mean 20 million pounds) for a premium of £249.75 per annum - oh and my car i...

It's not just about financial risk to me, it becomes an issue of justice when one person cannot compensate someone who they have done financial or bodily damage to.

What is your life worth? Can you be compensated for your life with money? Were you to lose your head in a car crash, would it make any difference to you whether the accident was your fault or the other guy's? This is a complete and utter strawman. Yes you can be compensated for your life with money...