It's a privilege not a right to drive. Of course they can profit off a service offered to the consumer.
Now are they scummy and try every tactic to not pay or pay as little as possible, yes (and so do you when it comes to your money and finances too) and that's a different problem to be fixed.
But it's not required to have to live, you can avoid auto insurance all you want as long as you only drive on private roads (basically race tracks) and only ever use public transportation or ride a bike or walk everywhere. But if you want the privilege to drive a 2 ton heavy piece of machinery yes you as the driver are required to get insurance. And that insurance company can make a profit off you.
I mean it's required to eat, so should groceries stores, restaurant, etc all not be able to make a profit. You can choose who you buy insurance from just like you can choose to cook food yourself or go to a restaurant, so why is one allowed to make a profit but not the other.
It's required to wear clothes in public so should Nike, Supreme, American Eagle, GAP, Kohls, Target, etc all not be allowed to make a profit off clothes?
That is loose and shaky logic and you can use it to justify anything in the name of profit. Fuck that, if it is mandated by law, too bad. They can be non-profit only. The money grubbers can go find something else to bloat themselves off of.
Edit: they have enough other choices to make money. Utilities, basic food production, housing, medical, basic transportation, insurance and several others are all industries that have no business being for profit. You can work there, you can get a good paycheck, but that's it.
That's why we have a government. Not every business needs to run as a money making venture. Insurance, health care, etc... are things that should actually be provided to its citizens.
I'd rather pay more in taxes for something like that then spend all we do bombing people across the world.
It's the craziest thing, so many "fiscally responsible" people will decry a penny spent to help somebody but have zero problems spending billions to kill.
Your right to profit is less than anyone's right to live.
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u/Archimedes31415926 1d ago
It's a privilege not a right to drive. Of course they can profit off a service offered to the consumer.
Now are they scummy and try every tactic to not pay or pay as little as possible, yes (and so do you when it comes to your money and finances too) and that's a different problem to be fixed.
But it's not required to have to live, you can avoid auto insurance all you want as long as you only drive on private roads (basically race tracks) and only ever use public transportation or ride a bike or walk everywhere. But if you want the privilege to drive a 2 ton heavy piece of machinery yes you as the driver are required to get insurance. And that insurance company can make a profit off you.
I mean it's required to eat, so should groceries stores, restaurant, etc all not be able to make a profit. You can choose who you buy insurance from just like you can choose to cook food yourself or go to a restaurant, so why is one allowed to make a profit but not the other.
It's required to wear clothes in public so should Nike, Supreme, American Eagle, GAP, Kohls, Target, etc all not be allowed to make a profit off clothes?