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Re: Driver Surcharge-Texas Transportation Code Ch.708
Posted by Angie on 10/17/05

    On 10/13/05, Unfair is unfair wrote:
    > An unfair law is always an unfair law, regardless of who it effects.
    > This is not a law that encourages safe driving or encourages people to
    > get insurance. This is a law that takes advantage of those that can be
    > labeled quote "criminals", and therefore can become a political
    > sacrifice for some politicians’ personal ambition. Tacking on a $750
    > fine that no one knows about is not an effective way to stop uninsured
    > motorists.
    > If politicians are serious about uninsured motorists then why doesn't
    > the state take steps to make vehicle insurance cheaper? Do you have
    > any idea how much it costs to insure (liability only) a person under
    > 25 with bad credit?
    > Your argument says, "We can take advantage of those people because
    > they are bad people. It's ok to be unfair as long as you’re unfair
    to
    > bad people."
    >
    > That is utterly ridiculous. An unfair law is always an unfair law.
    > This is nothing more then an unjustifiable tax put in place by the
    > urging of insurance special interest groups. In turn they are now
    > justified to raise the price of automobile insurance because local
    > governments make sure that the people have no choice but to pay what
    > they are told to pay. I'm a firm believer in that everyone that drives
    > a car has insurance. But if we make that the law then we MUST make
    > insurance affordable for EVERYONE. I'm starting a grassroots movement
    > right now to get this ridiculous law overturned, or for another law to
    > be put in place to regulate insurance prices. If anyone else is
    > interested in helping please E-mail me at scott565@hotmail.com.
    > Perhaps together we can make a difference.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > On 8/17/05, M'sta Mikey wrote:
    >> On 8/17/05, Ozarks Lawyer wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Yet another case of someone getting cheddar instead of brie in
    >>> the free-cheese line. Bring back the Post-It Notes, I say.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>
    >> To Mike:
    >>
    >> If you keep yourself out of trouble, don't drink and drive, don't
    >> drive on a suspended license, etc., you have nothing to worry about!
    >> Should that be the case, the law wouldn't pertain to you and is
    >> therefore a non-issue.
    >>
    >> Case closed! NNNNNNNNNNNNNNEXT!

     
     

 
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