"bpuharic" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:50:53 -0400, wrote:
On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:29:11 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:
Which has little to do with the argument that tort reform is going to
save
the healthcare system.
Tort reform would save the whole economic system. The lawyers tax is a
drag on the whole economy, producing absolutely nothing.
if only it were that simple
in addition, lawsuits are sometimes the only recouse people have in
that absence of legislation. in the name of 'free market' economics,
the right has crippled protection for middle class people. sometimes
a lawsuit is the only choice they have
Yup. Like teenagers, most likely beer or some other alcoholic beverage, and
a boat backing over a guy who jumps in the water behind the boat as it backs
up. Million plus award. Plus the boat companies attorneys, the appeal
costs, the mostly unneeded changes to a product, sort of like the tests
ordered to cover malpractice. Cost the nation as whole, maybe 10-20x the
judgment costs. Company moves overseas. folds a subsidiary here if they
get sued for the product. How much did that bad sheetrock cost China?