Grumpy Old Nasho

Vietcong were murdered by some of our troops ... what happened about that? No cameras around apparently. What find nauseating is the underlying viciousness of the media and a female police officer on TV calling out Roberts-Smith for alleged crimes. He hasn't even gone to court yet.

The Greens never knew about the tailings dam at Mary Kathleen Uranium until I told them. That dam was on bare ground and was covered with a yellow foam, leaching into the ground and exposed to the atmosphere. The Qld State govt minister told the Greens it was monitored. Nothing happened after that, that I know of. I felt disappointed the Greens didn't fight to get it cleaned up. I walked in it as part of my job to fetch a pump, had gum boots on of course. The foreman stayed well back on the bank.

He still got his premiums back though. Sounds like a good insurance company to me. Wish they were all like that.

I'll be happy to vote for One Nation to get the roads fixed around here. No one else is doing it.

It'll get sorted out eventually. The CTP insurers have all the say as to how much a greenslip will cost. That will have to change so the motorist has input as well, so they can get a premium consistent with their driving record, their conditions whether city or rural, and an estimate of Ks traveled per year. It's one thing to have a predominately socialistic society, it's quite another if capitalist international insurance companies take your money, invest it, and never give any of it back if you never make a claim. It's robbery sanctioned by socialism, and that's the picture you guys have painted. No wonder everyone is struggling financially, and you can't blame Trump.

More good news.

House insurance is not compulsory. Do you mean out of the kindness of our hearts, or by forced charity? Medicare is for checking your blood pressure etc. It has nothing to do with the manner in which you drive your motor vehicle.

The promise extinguishes when a motorist hands their license in at the end of their motoring life. In my case, that promise will cost me $35,000 if I never make a claim. I'll be old, unable to drive any longer, and I'll never see any of that $35,000 ever again. It'll be in someone else's very tangible pocket, certainly not mine. It's stolen property, in the guise of insurance premiums. Interest is earned on it, but we never get handed any of that interest. They're making money out of ill gotten gains. Who said they can invest it? When I deposit money in my bank, I get a good share of the interest.

We are still charities if we never make a claim. My charitable contributions at the end of my motoring life if I never make a claim, will be approximately $35,000, adjusted for inflation. At that time, the intangible promise by the company to pay for medical treatment for bad unsafe drivers, extinguishes. I will lose every cent of that tangible $35,000. It is tangible, isn't it, or is it in my imagination. I will be expected to cop that on the chin, its the worst deal ever, if I never make a claim. If CTP were to remain compulsory, then at least give us all the chance to negotiate our own premium. A form could be filled out ... "Have ever completed an advanced driving course?" "Have you ever made a claim against a CTP provider?" "Do you live in a densely populated area?" "Have you ever been involved in a vehicle crash on public roads?" "How often do you drive after sunset?" "How many demerit points have you acquired in the last five years?" "In your own words, tell us more about why you think you deserve a cheaper Greenslip?" Something like this needs to be done for a fair go for motorists. Our money is tangible, a stand-alone promise to pay is not, it's only a promise to pay bad drivers, and the rest of us (safe drivers) who never make a claim, are asked to provide the funds, never to see our money again. Forced charity.

Muslims come in all skin colours and nationalities.

That's right, but we won't get such a far-sighted politician from the ALP or the Coalition.

Yeah we know what muslims are like, chopping heads off and slitting throats.

Because the promise of protection is intangible, you'll get absolutely nothing for your money if you never have to make a claim.

If it was voluntary, I could haggle with the insurance company to get a premium assessed for my conditions such as safe driving record, my advanced driving course (Peter Wherret) I did in 1972, and my quiet almost traffic free location. And the average miles I clock up per year. What we have at the moment is a compulsory one-size-fits-all, costing a small fortune, and if you never make a claim in your entire motoring life, you end up as a charity forking out tens of thousands of dollars for bad drivers, and for the Rolls Royce of the CTP insurer's CEO. CPT insurers have "Good Driver" premiums where they knock a few dollars off. But the implication from that is, that there are also "bad drivers". Good drivers are just charities for bad drivers who have no eyes or ears.

It's not compulsory to buy Lotto tickets.