[Political Junkie Too]

Maybe it's because every dead driver is a potential loss of $10,000/year in taxes paid to the government. They want to keep you alive to keep the revenue stream going. ;-)

-PJ

[Malsua]

Maybe it's because every dead driver is a potential loss of $10,000/year in taxes paid to the government. They want to keep you alive to keep the revenue stream going. ;-)

True, but flip that argument around. Think how much money is saved at the tail end of life. The last few years of our lives typically cost 10s to hundreds of thousands. Consider how much money seat belt costs increase health care!

The fact is the gov't would like nothing more than for us to live to retirement age and die promptly before we start collecting. A quick death on the roadway should be a major boon. Sure they missed out on a few years tax payments but saved a boat load in health costs.