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bigfishrunningyesterday at 2:34 PM1 replyview on HN

Because the cost of taking care of a paraplegic who didn't want to wear a seatbelt falls on the insurance and healthcare systems, which are already over strained and horribly broken, and generally distribute their costs to the rest of us. forcing seatbelts is a good thing.


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erutoday at 5:02 AM

That sounds more like an argument in favour of reforming whatever broken healthcare system you have in your jurisdiction.