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New Ill.Law Makes Driving Without Proof of Insurance a Felony

Midwest News • January 3, 2006
The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that a 23-year-old Chicago woman is the first person to be charged under a new state law that changes two traffic offenses -- driving on a suspended license and ...

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Subject: A slightly different take...

Posted On: January 4, 2006, 7:13 am CST
Posted By: Rob
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Requiring insurance is about protecting me, not hurting "poor people". I would have no problem with not requiring insurance if the tortfeasor would be held financially liable to their victim and/or the state fund that compensated the victim initially, but that's not how it happens. The state fund will pay as little money with as much hassle as possible on a UM claim and the UM will get a slap on the wrist, usually not more than an administrative fine. The kicker is that as a taxpayer (note: your "poor people" don't have to worry about this part), I am the one who has to fund the state fund.

If you don't want to require insurance, are you honestly ready to hold "poor people" financially responsible for their actions?
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Black Revolutionary Shelby
Jan 4, 2006, 1:57 pm
A really different take... Hal
Jan 4, 2006, 8:38 am
A slightly different take... Rob
Jan 4, 2006, 7:13 am
BULL **** Black Revolutionary
Jan 3, 2006, 7:34 pm
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