Posted by Jost on October 8, 2006, at 14:25:58
In reply to California initiatives -- political ads bug me, posted by Racer on October 8, 2006, at 13:20:43
Racer, you make a good point.
As you know, group plans bargain for lower rates for their members-- they have clout, inasmuch as, as a group that the Insurance Company wants to get their business. As an individual, you have no clout, and don't get the reduced rate that Insurance Companies bargain for.
There are so many ways to get better insurance for all citizens-- but a regressive tax on cigarettes-- well, um, not to be uncivil, but my SigO things that just awful.
You say,"Later ads, though, imply that police and fire services will be cut back because of the increased cost of fuel. One actually sounds as though the speaker is threatening us: it sounds as though he's saying, "If you vote for this, and it passes, we just won't respond to your emergencies.""
What? what does that actually mean? Who is "we" and why won't "we"-- in the name of whatever profits are to be had-- respond to your emergencies? I'm perplexed.
Politics-- sort of like the character on the reality show, whom you love to hate.
(But don't vote for or against the ads-- vote for or against the proposal. Let's face it-- that's what's left later, not the ad.)
Jost
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