Aye and I personally would be happy to contribute more. Even if I never use it again, just having it there for those who need it is worth the cost.

“But that’s because the people who die from having no insurance are not around to tell their stories.”

This is like that story about WWII airplanes. People were seeing these planes come back full of holes, and they were like, well we need armor where all the holes are. No, you need armor where the holes *aren’t.* The…

As a lender for a credit union, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to explain this to people. They think Credit Karma is the one score that rules them all.

I’m so glad you wrote this. I wish more politicians could be forced to read stories like yours so that they understand what the difference is like between having good insurance, and shitty insurance or no insurance. Republicans will still claim, “Oh, nobody dies in this country because they don’t have insurance.”

I forget the case a few years ago...the Church (El Salvador? Somewhere in Latin America) excommunicated a woman who got an abortion for her pre-teen since she would have died in childbirth but not her fucking rapist.

Former F&I guy here: protect yourself from this nonsense by having your own financing in-hand before casting a shadow on a dealer lot. If you are unable to get your own financing due to credit issues, the universe is screaming at you to not buy a car.

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