Car Insurance Scofflaws Raise Health Mandate Doubt
27th November 2009
Thousands of drivers on the nation’s roads don’t carry auto insurance, despite laws in all but two states requiring it. Critics of President Barack Obama’s health overhaul plan ask: What are the chances scofflaws will treat a requirement to carry health insurance any differently?
Nearly 40 years of car insurance mandates — which the insurance industry says have failed to make roads safer or lower auto insurance costs — raise questions about how well such mandates work.
My, what a surprise. Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.