@zbeeb: Yes. Yes. Absofraggin'lutely. I'd even buy it in that shade.

@Elhigh: Michael Jackson...

@Ian Jennings: I had a 1976 GT Liftback with over 200K, a slightly bent driveshaft (so that the entire car started progressively shaking at about 42 mph), the steering column mounted upside down for wiring purposes (as opposed to simply splicing wires to get the horn and signals to work), exposed wood covering the…

Say what you will about Pamela Anderson, but she practices what she preaches: she herself is upholstered with as few naturally-occurring animal products as possible.

Even as a progressive, I think this bill is too long, too complicated, and contains too many ways for the insurance companies to weasel out. However, here's what I do like, based on what I understand of the bill:

@Mister Eee: Would if I could. Unfortunately, I'm not in power at the moment.

@Jason: In other words, the analysis (an opinion) is from a former CBO director who is not required to consider a thing. FAIL.

@Hugh Brown: Guess we'd better get started making sure everyone gets weapons, then, since a strict interpretation of the Second Amendment surely means we're all supposed to have them if we want them.

@Jason: Ah, so in your view, all wars are fought for exactly the same reasons. Please don't join the military in any capacity. Your thinking would get someone killed.

@Unionhawk: "We" in this case obviously means "those who can afford it."

@boomshadow: Self-correction: the Toyota was produced in a LIMITED free market system.

@soldstatic: That Toyota you're worried about was produced in a free market system.

@rtwod2: People come to the U.S., productive or not, because we have better marketing.

@rtwod2: I'm not currently the victim of a crime, so I shouldn't pay for police.

@DaveyNC: by your definition, then, since insurance companies take money from one group (their customers) and distribute it a more-favored group (their sick customers), they also create no economic value.

@Jason: If I were afraid of facts, I'd watch FOX News. Check out [fair.org] for more information on how FOX News and other organizations fail their fact-checking on a regular basis.

@The Dead Inside Group of Companies Limited: duct tape was originally called duck tape because it was made from cotton duck cloth. *insert "The More You Know" graphic rightchere*

So essentially, transportation appliances are cheaper to insure than exciting vehicles. Good to know. For what it's worth, I've got a fading 1997 Nissan Sentra and a well-driving 2001 Saturn SL2 that I'm insuring fully (PIP, liability, collision/comprehensive/theft) for only slightly more than #20 on this list. Age…

@SagarikaLumos: You could make a Bricklin fast, but there's no way to stop the body from melting over time.

Y'know, I'm happy for you, and Imma let you finish, but Beyonce had the best legal doc...what's that? Expired? Drat. Time to find a new meme.