I was going to question you on when was the last time you had gone through a windshield and wound up in a coma, but then I re-read your above quote. That sentence has all the earmarks of someone who has been rushed you to a hospital where you lie in a coma for a year and a half that my dollar.
You're argument is flying about as well as your grammer and spell-checking.
While I think that mandatory seat-belt laws are a true sign of government intrusion into matters they have no business being in, the simple fact of the matter is that Lauralee is correct...do something stupid like ride without a seatbelt or no helmet on a deathcycle, and either the government or the hospital is going to pick up the tab for the cost of your helathcare IF you do not have insurance to cover costs.
The problem is that AFTER the accident with severe financial implications, the idiot doing all the risk-taking is not held to task for his decisions financially.
I worked shock-trauma for years, and saw it all the time.
So, is the problem that the government requires seat-belt use...or is the problem that they do so only because for whatever insane reason they fund idiots poor decision making to begin with by covering medical costs if they get hurt?
As the government provides funding more of societies needs, they are necessarily going to become more intrusive to protect their financial interests.
While I think that mandatory seat-belt laws are a true sign of government intrusion into matters they have no business being in, the simple fact of the matter is that Lauralee is correct...do something stupid like ride without a seatbelt or no helmet on a deathcycle, and either the government or the hospital is going to pick up the tab for the cost of your helathcare IF you do not have insurance to cover costs.
The problem is that AFTER the accident with severe financial implications, the idiot doing all the risk-taking is not held to task for his decisions financially.
I worked shock-trauma for years, and saw it all the time.
So, is the problem that the government requires seat-belt use...or is the problem that they do so only because for whatever insane reason they fund idiots poor decision making to begin with by covering medical costs if they get hurt?
As the government provides funding more of societies needs, they are necessarily going to become more intrusive to protect their financial interests.