Posted by Editor on January 30, 2010 · 10 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — A once-dismissed loose confederation of Tea Party activists opposed to big government, bailouts and higher taxes is causing heartburn for establishment candidates across the United States.
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” The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.”
Ronald Reagan
jcs, That is why all of us who have actually driven prior to these laws had coverage for uninsured motorists, If you have actually spent time in these other western democracies, in a hospital it is not always so wonderful.
I was raised in America not europe or canada, welfare in this country has done nothing but breed more and more recipients. I was not raised in a wealthy family and I have worked hard for everything I have. We need to instill work ethic in people and not teach them that if the going gets tough just quit and set back and enjoy the freebies from society. Charity is great but let me be the judge of who receives mine not Uncle Sam.
Perhaps the people don’t feel they are represented, just as the colonists felt King George and the Parliament paid no attention to their grievances.
You’re right and I agree. That’s why we have elections.
The 1773 “tea party” was an action against the English government protesting, as you learned in elementary school, “taxation without representation.” What we have now in this country is taxation with representation. That’s different. The tea party movement should to elect those people who they believe will better represent their interests if you want reform. Honestly guys, I’m 100% with you on that point and frankly am impressed and envious of the tea party movement. I think it’s misguided, but I’m still impressed and envious.
Thats exactly what we are doing. We also want our elected officals to obay and uphold the Constiution, and the Bill of Rights. We also want the our Local, State and Federal Governments to stop putting heavy burdens on the Citizens of our Country thru excessive regulation, mandates and fees. And example of this is Mandatory Auto Insurance. If you are caught drining without auto insurance card in the state of Florida. You will be arrested and have to post bond. You will also be given a ticket and have to appear in court. Your tags on your vehicle will be removed and your vehicle will be towed. Your driver’s license will be suspended. All be cause you cleaned out your car and forgot to put your insurance card back in your glove box. And now when you go to court and show the Judge that you have always had Insurance. That dosen’t matter you still have to pay $500.00 dollars in court cost. $200.00 dollars to reinstate yor driver’s license. $100.00 for new tags for your car and impound fees for your vehicle being towed. And all this for and unchecked Insurance Industry that can raise my rates when ever they fell like.
Great point and good analogy. But you missed one important aspect of this. There is a purpose to this law: to protect you. If you get hit by an uninsured motorist, and wind up in the hospital and no car nor the money to buy another car or fix an old one, what happens? You’re up a creek because of someone else’s mistake. Plus, since you don’t have medical insurance (say), you’re in debt the rest of your life. You can sue but if they had money, they’d probably have insurance. So your life is wrecked because of someone else’s mistake, and there’s not a thing you can do about it.
You may feel good complaining about government intrusion. But you describe a country you wouldn’t want to live in, at least after the first time somebody slammed into you.
Bryan, wait a second, I missed this scanning your post the first time: “an unchecked insurance industry that can raise my rates when ever they feel like”? Sure the insurance industry is unchecked, including the health insurance industry. That would be a communist intrusion of the government in business. You’ve betrayed yourself as a liberal! Regulating the insurance industry, or setting laws to make them more competitive, would destroy our country, lead to an absolute dictatorship, as would make us all Marxisist.
I know it was a slip, and look forward to you correction about the insurance industries being unchecked.
There are big holes in what you are saying. What did people do when there was no mandatory auto insurances. The free market was allowed to work. You would go and purchase enough auto insurance to cover yourself. And again the free market was allowed to work, because insurance companys had to compete for your business. As it stands right now you have no chose of what you pay and your rates can go as high as that insurance company wants. You can no longer go to another insurance company for a better rates, because there is no more competition you have to have it. And the Trial Lawyers are making out like Bandits. Because there was no pain and suffering or mental anguish allowed in damages in civil suits before the law was changed. The insurance companys only had to pay actual damages. That means they only payed for: Lost time from work, your medical bills, damage to your vehicle things . There were very few millionaires made from a car accident. The State Politicain’s that made this law, were not interest in protecting anyone but themselfs. By giving and endless supply of other peoples money to the Trial Lawers, and the Insurance Industry. after all they are the two Bigest Campain Contributors in the State of Florida….
I agree with some of what you’ve said. But tell me if this is what you’re saying. You want to put me in a position where I have to pay extra for insurance so protect the right of the other guy to not buy insurance? I pay extra for his freedom to be irresponsible? I don’t like that system.
I agree that we have a huge problem with abuse of the legal system, but if someone runs a red light and kills your family, I’m not sure that paying for you for car repairs and a ticket for running a red light is adequate compensation for your loss.
I’m not sure the details are hammered out between the House and Senate, but the health insurance bill does open up the market to buying insurance across state lines (as I understand it).