BF2S Forums State of the Union 2011

Poseidon wrote:

SenorToenails wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

Yes, but who buys a car to drive it on private roads only?

Farmers.  People with a lot of land.

Even if you could draw a parallel between mandated health insurance and the auto insurance rules, there is a big difference:  auto insurance is largely meant to protect the other guy, not you.

But which is the more often?

I'm not saying they are exactly they same. They obviously aren't. And as I said, I do get that the auto insurance mandate is meant to protect possible victims of an accident. However, in basic terms - it is the government forcing you to get insurance. It's obviously for different reasons than with the health reform bill, but in the end the government is still forcing you to do something. And nobody's ever really had a problem with it.

And hell, I don't even really agree with the mandate with the health care reform bill. All I'm saying is this hubbub about how it's unconstitutional and everything else should be applied to the auto insurance mandate, but it isn't. For a reason.

SenorToenails wrote:

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

11 Bravo wrote:

really?  i find that odd tbh.  what is the reasoning behind that?

You need insurance AFTER you finance the vehicle, to protect the financed asset.  But for the initial finance, they do not require insurance.

As in, you don't need insurance to apply for financing?  That's the case here too...but at that point, it still belongs to the seller.

Obama wrote:

Beyond 2014, America’s commitment to a unified and sovereign Afghanistan will endure, but the nature of our commitment will change. We are negotiating an agreement with the Afghan government that focuses on two missions: training and equipping Afghan forces so that the country does not again slip into chaos, and counter-terrorism efforts that allow us to pursue the remnants of al Qaeda and their affiliates.

Obama wrote:

Today, the organization that attacked us on 9/11 is a shadow of its former self. Different al Qaeda affiliates and extremist groups have emerged – from the Arabian Peninsula to Africa. The threat these groups pose is evolving. But to meet this threat, we don’t need to send tens of thousands of our sons and daughters abroad, or occupy other nations. Instead, we will need to help countries like Yemen, Libya, and Somalia provide for their own security, and help allies who take the fight to terrorists, as we have in Mali. And, where necessary, through a range of capabilities, we will continue to take direct action against those terrorists who pose the gravest threat to Americans.

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Macbeth wrote:

Did he suggest a free trade and development treaty with the EU?

wrote:

I am announcing that we will launch talks on a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union – because trade that is free and fair across the Atlantic supports millions of good-paying American jobs.

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