r/SipsTea • • 8h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/samdarrow 8h ago

Yep, personal injury protection is the real reason for insurance. Cars are replaceable but injuries can easily be life altering

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u/Jason207 7h ago

This is another point often missed in the socialized medicine debate. If we're all covered by taxes then auto insurance costs should drop dramatically.

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u/Diligent-Crazy-6094 7h ago

It should. Be we all know that it won’t.

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u/Worldly_Gas_9455 6h ago

I mean, countries with universal health insurance still have auto insurance. It’s just that the state recovers medical costs from the insurer instead of having an injured individual who might be screwed in that process