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Show KXTEXDIXG STATE PATERNALISM PATERNAL-ISM A proposition to care for all persons per-sons injured in automobile accidents by- the state under the accident insurance in-surance department is the latest. ' This extension of insurance paternalism pa-ternalism would make places for scores of new officials and would 'in the end require state hospitals. Compensation for injuries to 'speeders and reckless and incompetent incompe-tent drivers of cars would open a ' wide field for exploiting the taxpayers. tax-payers. Extending the salutary principles of the workmen's compensation law to pleasure seekers and joyriders , shows a broad sweep of socialism. Persons injured would get medical attendance, hospital care, sick benefits bene-fits of two-thirds of their salary, and a lump sum In case of death. ;The extension of the principle of flying machines and fast motorboats and motorcycles and power bicycles would of course follow. |