Duggan lays out cheap insurance plan for Detroiters
Duggan's plan would provide a minimum
Nuances such as how that would play into
Duggan is expected to reveal the details at a community meeting tonight for residents of the city's
The proposal would require approval by state lawmakers and Gov.
Duggan's plan will likely face a road block in
"Driving with no insurance is better than
The Duggan plan will open up non-Detroiters, who are involved in accident with city residents, to lawsuits from people who run out of benefits and are losing wages under the
"They'll say 'I can't afford to get my car fixed,' but they'll still have to make the car payment," he said. "Then their wages will get garnished. It's just a big domino effect."
Sen.
"That's a hell of a lot of trust to put in insurance companies who haven't been particularly forthcoming," Young said. "I'm not saying that this isn't well intentioned because I think it is. But Duggan is coming at this in good faith with the insurance industry, which is operating in any way but that."
"It could be a lot better," said Farver, 38, a recording analyst for Title Source. "It's mostly based on your ZIP code. I've yet to have used it, to make a claim for anything, so I'm just paying into it."
Despite the added costs of living in the city, he said he doesn't plan on moving anytime soon, calling right now an exciting time to be in
"It hasn't gotten to the point where I've considered leaving the city," he said. "I love living here. But it would definitely be good to get a break in that department."
The high rates in
Duggan, in his first state of the city address, proposed a city-run insurance program he called
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