Why is it ok to require insurance for cars but not for people?

soupsoup:

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Here’s some answers:

nevercapitalize: Because you’re liable to commit vehicular manslaughter but you can’t give another person cancer.

lvlewitinn: Because cars don’t sit around all day watching TV, eating processed foods, and doing no exercizee.

brianlovesthis answered: Others have basically said this, but basically: you choose to own a car, you don’t exactly choose to be born/live.
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Here’s some answers: Because you’re liable to commit vehicular manslaughter...you can’t...
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kittivanilli reblogged this from fatmanatee and added:

I didn’t have time to address this quote earlier today, so I’m reblogging this instead.
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think you got it, but a few answers gave me the “OH GOD THEY’RE TAKING IT TOO SERIOUSLY” treatment, so I’ll say my...
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millertime83 answered: States Rights. The federal gov’t doesn’t require car insurance, your state does.
humanvise answered: Health INSURANCE is a flawed idea everyone needs a doctor sooner or later not everyone has a car accident we need health care not insurance
robmandu answered: Car insurance is not to protect you. It’s to cover your liability to ensure that the party(ies) you damaged get their money.
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banalitycheck answered: because when a person gets “totalled” it, it’s relatively inexpensive
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Skipping the answer box in favor of a reblog, because the answers, and the question, inspire this thought: In many...
natashavc answered: It’s not ok. The bigger the pool, the more you spread out the risk, the better for everyone! Mandates make sense!
commedesfuckdwn answered: Well a car is a choice and a privilege. Personal coverage is not required, coverage for damage you incur on others [cars] is. A lil different
enamouravecamour answered: good point.
wreckandsalvage answered: You could also ask “Why aren’t apples oranges?”. There is no state-run “free car insurance” company.
kateoplis answered: simple: car accidents= millions of injuries and deaths annually ; they’re the #1 cause of death in America for under the age of 34
thepiratefuture answered: Because you’re liable to commit vehicular manslaughter but you can’t give another person cancer.
drinkthe-koolaid answered: because if you wreck someone’s car, that costs money. If you die though, meh
innonate answered: Because uninsured cars can directly cost other people money, while uninsured people indirectly cost other people money.
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thatgirlallison answered: Wow, that’s a really good question! I don’t have the answer, I just wanted to say that that was a really interesting point.
barelysarcasm answered: This is exactly what I’ve been saying forever. I’m just so unclear on why people have a problem with universal healthcare.
madeupmemories answered: Barack Obama wasn’t born in this country.
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