Just a quick comment on it. I noticed on the Manitoba Public Insurance that they were profitable enough to reduce rates last year and donate over 2 million to Manitoba's Colleges and Universities.
larry >So I've been giving this a little thought. If we grant that mandatory car >insurance is here, and it is, then it seems to me only right that insurance >should also be publicly run. Particularly considering that it could, and >absolutely should, be run at costs that are not significantly profitable but >also not at a loss. My thought is that while I'm not a big fan of more >government either, I'm more opposed to government mandates that force people >into supporting a particular private industry that is effectively >unregulated in terms of pricing. The end result there is a law to make >certain individuals rich off of the public. > >Since the public has decided, via their proxies in the government, that the >costs of individuals having insurance is a better choice than individuals in >accidents becoming a burden on the state, then it seems to me that the >public should also be required to manage and finance that insurance. There >should be no such thing as unfunded government mandates, and the funding >solution should not make the public slaves to building the wealth of a few >private individuals. > >I know this is the "socialized" approach to government, but doesn't it make >sense? It basically says, "we'd rather not, but if we have to then let's do >it right and fair." Does that really sound so off base? > >-Kevin > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Heald, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:46 PM >Subject: RE: Public car insurance causes more accidents: study was(RE: PUB >LIC AUTO INSURANCE A BETTER DEAL: STUDY) > > >> I was only pointing out Larry's not giving the "whole picture" >> >> Personally I think forced insurance is wrong. >> >> Timothy Heald >> Information Systems Manager >> Overseas Security Advisory Council >> U.S. Department of State >> 571.345.2319 >> >> The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. >> Department of State or any affiliated organization(s). Nor have these >> opinions been approved or sanctioned by these organizations. This e-mail >is >> unclassified based on the definitions in E.O. 12958. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:25 PM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: Public car insurance causes more accidents: study was(RE: >> PUBLIC AUTO INSURANCE A BETTER DEAL: STUDY) >> >> >> Curious. I would have thought that you would be one to argue for personal >> responsibility instead of an organization descriminating to force >behavior. >> >> The public insurance doesn't cause more accidents. The bad drivers cause >the >> accidents. >> >> -Kevin >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Heald, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 12:55 PM > > Subject: Public car insurance causes more accidents: study was(RE: PUBLIC >> AUTO INSURANCE A BETTER DEAL: STUDY) >> >> >> > >http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_autostudy20030904 >> > >> > Timothy Heald >> > Information Systems Manager >> > Overseas Security Advisory Council >> > U.S. Department of State >> > 571.345.2319 >> > >> > The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. >> > Department of State or any affiliated organization(s). Nor have these >> > opinions been approved or sanctioned by these organizations. This e-mail >> is >> > unclassified based on the definitions in E.O. 12958. >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:50 PM >> > To: CF-Community >> > Subject: PUBLIC AUTO INSURANCE A BETTER DEAL: STUDY > > > >> > >> > PUBLIC AUTO INSURANCE A BETTER DEAL: STUDY >> > A new study says public auto insurance schemes, such >> > as the one in Manitoba, provides better >> > coverage at lower prices compared to private >> > insurance schemes. >> > >> > FULL STORY >> > >http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_insurance20030911 >> > >> > Strike another one for government owned companies. >> > >> > larry >> > >> > >> > >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
