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47. ALL OR NOTHING

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 10:55 AM

Dec 6

An after consequence of the fires in California is insurance companies deciding to not issue fire insurance in many areas of the state. Time for California legislators to pass a law: Cover all types of insurance ---fire, health, liability, home, auto, life or none! Want to do business in CA you have to provide all types of insurance!

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Are insurance executives suddenly scared? [View all] PJMcK Dec 6 OP

I'd feel pretty scared and looking over my shoulder all the time if the $$$ in my bank account was from shorting people ck4829 Dec 6 #1

They are safe in their ivory towers C_U_L8R Dec 6 #2

History DOES repeat but so many just fail to learn the lessons Attilatheblond Dec 6 #15

Unfortunately..... Lovie777 Dec 6 #3

Yes.. Ollie Garkie Dec 6 #4

They might do that, but BonnieJW Dec 6 #29

I remember when I lived in New York in the 80s, I worked for a company that gave pretty good Christmas bonuses Walleye Dec 6 #5

I remember when I lived in New York in the 80s, I worked for a company that gave pretty good Christmas bonuses KoosLis Dec 6 #8

Prizes? Bonuses are prizes? niyad Dec 6 #26

Aren't they? Lulu KC Dec 6 #51

Yes, Our Inclination Towards Violence As a Solution is Horrifying (and, of Course, Worsening) The Roux Comes First Dec 6 #6

Agree totally about the violence. But don't recall all the fiery rhetoric until the Tea Party allegorical oracle Dec 6 #9

There have been plenty of historical examples... Happy Hoosier Dec 6 #11

History repeating - new version of the railroad barons who were shot and killed in their offices by anarchists. waterwatcher123 Dec 6 #7

Playing w/ people's lives via their tightening up of profit margins isn't the way to truly and honestly SWBTATTReg Dec 6 #10

According to SCOTUS decisions of the past lonely bird Dec 6 #28

I've been saying this for years... MontanaMama Dec 6 #43

FAFO is looking like the new thing for all the robber barons and oligarchs ms liberty Dec 6 #12

I have no doubt ... Shoonra Dec 6 #13

Most people don't know about Anthem Blue Cross Maggiemayhem Dec 6 #14

He could get off. Shot someone on 5th Avenue defense. bucolic_frolic Dec 6 #16

LOL...history has a strange sense of humor...he actually shot someone on 6th Avenue Prairie Gates Dec 6 #25

I kind of understand that feeling Farmer-Rick Dec 6 #19

He will unless the CEO malaise Dec 7 #57

A pertinent column by Heather Cox Richardson evolves Dec 6 #17

Some of me wouldn't be surprised if this turns out to be a domestic dispute rather than anger over coverage tenderfoot Dec 6 #24

I have a friend who works there. Demobrat Dec 6 #38

Her statement was sketchy, imo. MontanaMama Dec 6 #40

Maybe it's a pre-existing condition tenderfoot Dec 6 #49

Indeed. MontanaMama Dec 6 #50

There are so many instances where what was initially assumed turns out to be something else entirely tenderfoot Dec 6 #48

Hope so Javaman Dec 6 #18

profit needs to be taken out of healtcare Skittles Dec 6 #55

It's actually these "can't touch me" corporations that are the "deep state". They count more than the average human BComplex Dec 6 #20

People are realizing there's no justice in America. Emile Dec 6 #21

They may be scared but this will not change their business practices tenderfoot Dec 6 #22

If one CEO won't do it, there are 100 more who will step up Bluetus Dec 6 #54

Leadership of publicly traded companies is public information Prairie Gates Dec 6 #23

It don't matter. If two screwballs could get close to Trump, whatever security the CEO's have, can be bypassed. 3Hotdogs Dec 6 #27

Some have removed executive bios off their web pages & more industries will follow. CrispyQ Dec 6 #30

Hopefully VanceFan Dec 6 #31

Karma azureblue Dec 6 #32

Hence the high-risk hazard pay. dchill Dec 6 #33

That's funny! PJMcK Dec 7 #56

These are violent times I'm afraid. azureblue Dec 6 #34

Hope so liberal N proud Dec 6 #35

We need to see who they are. Blue Full Moon Dec 6 #36

Security will be hired by insurance companies Alpeduez21 Dec 6 #37

They should be. n/t MontanaMama Dec 6 #39

Let this be a warning to Insurance CEOs... ProudMNDemocrat Dec 6 #41

My personal story about insurance, and in particular, United Health Care. Mr.Bill Dec 6 #42

The obvious violence against women is the reason I got TBF Dec 6 #44

The whole barrel of Billionaire Boys ought to be doing "life reviews" frankly NotHardly Dec 6 #45

Hope so 😈 Arazi Dec 6 #46

ALL OR NOTHING homegirl Dec 6 #47

Nope. redstatebluegirl Dec 6 #52

Because they are realizing how much the public knows about how they RockRaven Dec 6 #53

We are in the era of late stage capitalism Flatrat Dec 7 #58