tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post860118037117996656..comments2024-03-29T10:10:39.398-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: So Simple a Caveman Can Do It: Deconstructing the Idiocy of Comparing Health Insurance to Car InsuranceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-79498754157530263592010-12-16T11:28:25.640-05:002010-12-16T11:28:25.640-05:00Terrific use of auto wrecks to prove a point. I t...Terrific use of auto wrecks to prove a point. I think that this is what the judge was also thinking when he made his ruling and dashed the claims of the government that auto ins was a comparable expense.<br /><br />Well done sir, well done!GM Roperhttp://gmsplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-81583052552419339682010-12-16T07:07:25.317-05:002010-12-16T07:07:25.317-05:00Car insurance (provided by the free market, across...Car insurance (provided by the free market, across state lines) is a much better model than the government regulated health care mess: it should be used as an example of what we need to improve.<br /><br />- in 30 years I have had one car insurance provider, though I have had eight employers. I should not have my health coverage bound to my job due to corporate tax breaks for health care<br /><br />- if I get lots of DWI or speeding tickets I pay more for car insurance. If I smoke, abuse drugs, or emulate a Jabba the Hut lifestyle my health insurance is subsidized by customers who take care of themselves<br /><br />- there are some public safety reasons for universal care: tuberculosis, STDs, typhoid, etc. Those should be the focus of any national health care (like vehicle collision insurance- what risk do you pose to the population at large?) Beyond that, te free market will be able to innovate and provide better value for people than the current mess. <br /><br />jr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-56863790478589995702010-12-15T21:22:29.004-05:002010-12-15T21:22:29.004-05:00Good, simple breakdown to the 6th grade level so m...Good, simple breakdown to the 6th grade level so most Americans can understand it-however the last vehicle in the quoted text appears to be a 355 challenge, which was never DOT approved and therefore couldn't carry insurance of the type that big baby refers. Trackday insurance, perhaps, but just like the highway, one is not obligated to drive on track, so perhaps it would still be relevant in refuting this drivel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com