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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Steve203 ⎊❂🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Trump's visit to metro Detroit
Date: 01/13/26 6:26 PM
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Just reported on the local news. No mention of his comments on the USMCA. The report only talked about his steadfast opposition to any continuation of the ACA.

Well maybe if he has that "burdensome, intrusive, big gummit, regulation" that requires insurance companies to actually pay legitimate claims repealed, then people could buy insurance cheaper? The insurance wouldn't pay anything, if they had a claim, but it would be cheaper, and they wouldn't discover it was worthless, unless they tried to make a claim.

Speaking of insurance, that Gecko is really cute, isn't he? Local news reported on a woman who was in an accident. She and her 12 year old daughter were not injured, but her car, worth about $25K, was totaled. Geico said that, because she did not list her daughter on her insurance (being only 12 years old, she would not be driving the car) her claim was denied, and Geico cancelled her insurance, retroactively, to the date of the last premium period.

I did a net search for a news item about that case, and got this from the net sifter. A lot of people are being trapped.

Several Michigan women have recently had GEICO claims denied or faced policy issues due to failing to list all household members, including infants and non-driving children, on their policies, a requirement under Michigan's No-Fault law for Personal Injury Protection (PIP) forms, leading to potential denials for injuries in accidents, though some cases are being resolved after media attention. This stems from state law requiring full household disclosure for PIP, even for those who don't drive, causing unexpected claim denials and stress for families, notes WDIV ClickOnDetroit

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