RE: My hopes of a truck

From: STRICKLAND, Tate (tstricklan@shl.com)
Date: Mon Dec 08 1997 - 08:23:36 EST


They really aren't able to do much - the government already took away
their guns. If we don't watch it, our government will do the same.
        Tate

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>From: Tony Mastres[SMTP:mastres@id.ucsb.edu]
>Sent: Friday, December 05, 1997 3:30 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: My hopes of a truck
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>>Gotta agree with John, Bruce. Insurance is a business like any other.
>>Here in B.C., it is illegal not to have auto insurance, and your basic
>>policy MUST be purchased through ICBC (a crown corporation...ie.
>>government). My rate (97 4x4 SLT V8 Clubcab) (without discount) would be
>>about $1,200 US. A good chunk of that is due to insurance fraud, staged
>>accidents and auto theft. Also, they no longer differentiate by age/sex
>>(only by years of claims free driving and city) so I am also paying for the
>>high rate of accidents caused by young males ... no, I'm not going to
>>quote, or debate the statistics.
>>
>>And like it or not, if you guys drive the way, and at the speeds you boast
>>about, you should consider yourself lucky to get insurance at any price.
>>
>>
>>Rob Agnew
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>No offense to Canadians but this story is preposterous ( I do believe its
>true though ). You're telling me that your govenment has mandated by law
>that you buy insurance from them!? You should be thinking more in terms of
>a revolution that blaming speeding kids
>(of which I'm not one of) for high insurance rates
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>Tony J. Mastres
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