Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site amdcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!amdcad!phil From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: But at what cost... Message-ID: <4407@amdcad.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 20:05:08 EDT Article-I.D.: amdcad.4407 Posted: Sat Sep 28 20:05:08 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Sep-85 07:28:46 EDT References: <388@decwrl.UUCP> <354@mecc.UUCP> <325@gcc-bill.ARPA> <1771@hao.UUCP> <1775@hao.UUCP> Reply-To: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) Organization: AMD, Sunnyvale, California Lines: 20 In article <1775@hao.UUCP> woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods) writes: > This is true, but it is a simplistic view. Looking at it in purely monetary >terms, the decreased insurance cost (most of which would be pocketed by the >insurance companies anyway, probably) would be offset by the increased cost >of new cars and increased cost of law enforcement. The insurance cost reflects the cost of the claims they have to settle. It is generally a lot cheaper to properly package crystal for shipment than it is to put it back together again. It is very likely that the decreased insurance cost would not be offset by the increased cost of new cars and law enforcement. Watering vegetables for 40 years is very expensive. -- God made atheists too. Phil Ngai (408) 749-5720 UUCP: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra}!amdcad!phil ARPA: amdcad!phil@decwrl.ARPA Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com