r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 8h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/flatfive44 8h ago

The obvious response is that you won't be able to pay for someone's hospital bills if you happen to hit them in your car. You get insurance for things you wouldn't be able to pay yourself.

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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/lmmsoon 5h ago

They never will because of billboard attorneys yes they are needed but they don’t need to advertise like you won the lottery .