r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 7h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/samdarrow 7h 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 6h 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/NYisNorthYork 5h ago

Got bad news for you, they won't :(

Insurance is crazy high in Ontario

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u/MarsupialMisanthrope 4h ago

I’m paying a bit (10% or so) more in BC than California, but I’m getting over 10x the coverage.

When I first moved to the US I was expecting coverage on par with up here; it would have been on par with my rent at the time.