Re: Driver Surcharge-Texas Transportation Code Ch.708

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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
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> bad people."
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> 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.
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> On 8/17/05, M'sta Mikey wrote:
>> On 8/17/05, Ozarks Lawyer wrote:
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>>> Yet another case of someone getting cheddar instead of brie in
>>> the free-cheese line. Bring back the Post-It Notes, I say.
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>> To Mike:
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>> 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.
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>> Case closed! NNNNNNNNNNNNNNEXT!