Same here in Arkansas. On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Hollywood <[email protected]>wrote:
> > coatesmoe, > > What makes Americans so passive and compliant when it comes to things > like this? > > On Jul 24, 5:41 pm, coatesmoe <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is the same situation that is happening worldwide. Globalisation > > and American Insurance companies are using tha same tactics worldwide. > > The exception is health insurance. Europeans are not suffering like > > the good old USA. > > > > On Jul 24, 9:04 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Zeb, > > > > > So then, you are obviously in favor of more restrictive contols over > > > corporations by government? This is the SAME industry that has control > > > over our health industry NOW! > > > > > On Jul 24, 1:46 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The same rules apply in NJ. GOVERNMENT allows this. The same > > > > government that some people want to turn our medical system over to. > > > > It boggles my mind that people willingly go over this cliff. > > > > > > On Jul 24, 2:41 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Little incident happened today that makes me furious and I'll be > > > > > damned if I can think of any excuse/justification other than plain > old > > > > > fashioned greed on the part of insurance companies. > > > > > My oldest son is just now recovering from an extended period of > > > > > unemployment bad enough that he had to return a new Jag that he > could > > > > > no longer afford. I loaned him an old 4-wheel drive I kept for > fishing > > > > > trips. I, of course ,had it licensed and insured in my own name. > > > > > He recently started a decent job and was going to buy a used Malibu > I > > > > > loaned him the money to buy. He called the insurance agent he'd had > > > > > for years to check on the insurance rate for it and was told he > would > > > > > have to file what is called an SR-22 and would have to pay high > risk > > > > > rates, the same as if he'd had multiple chargeable accidents, > moving > > > > > violations and/or even a DUI! Why, he quite reasonably asked. He > was > > > > > told it was because he had not had auto insurance for more than 6 > > > > > consecutive months. That's it! > > > > > He had been driving with the same driver's license, had received no > > > > > tickets, no accidents, no nothing. So far as his actions as a safe > > > > > driver were concerned nothing whatsoever had changed. Why would > > > > > someone who did not own a car have auto insurance? > > > > > Conveniently, for the insurance companies, it is state law in > Missouri > > > > > than one MUST have auto insurance. You can't even get your car > > > > > licensed w/o showing proof of insurance and getting caught driving > w/o > > > > > adequate insurance is a minimum of a $500.00 fine and the threat of > > > > > having your driver's license suspended. > > > > > > > Looks to me like a simple case of the insurance industry saying > "well, > > > > > we are fucking you just because we can and there's not a damned > thing > > > > > you can do about it". How many people in today's economy are > getting > > > > > royally screwed like this I have to wonder?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
