...while mandatory auto insurance may not be federal, the spirit of its intent is the same as requiring healthcare. It's for the protection of the greater good, and I see no problem with it. I don't think it's Big Brother-ish at all...
I think mandatory auto insurance is for the 'greater good' because in case of an accident, the insurance of the driver at fault covers much of the cost (believe me, I know). Same w/ homeowner's insurance, if someone happened to slip & fall on somebody else's front steps.
But in both those instances the owner is paying for
their own insurance, out of
their own pocket, not having it yanked out via taxes so that they are covering every other home or car owner in the country, like it or not. Which
is Big Brother-ish.
So the spirit of the intent is absolutely
not the same.
Apple
