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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica?

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To: Zoltan! who wrote (9953)3/7/1998 8:58:00 AM
From: Jack Clarke  Read Replies (2) of 20981
 
>>OFF TOPIC<<

Duncan,

>>The most reliable source of funds for the Democratic
Party in the 1990s has been the membership of the
American Trial Lawyers Association. The trial lawyers
need the Democratic party to block much-needed
reforms of the tort system


It is true and this adds a lot of cost to Health Care costs, most for grossly unnecessary "cover your a**" tests, x-rays and scans. But you should be thankful for the protection this fear of litigation now provides.

I am certainly no fan of the out of control litigation mess and have myself been a victim of this system. But with the Republican backed conversion of our health care delivery system to the avaricious and near criminal abuses of managed care, the threat of legal action is now the ONLY thing (other that the personal consciences of health care professionals) keeping us from even more abominations at the hands of the managed care industry. The poor hospitals are walking along a narrow line, cutting personnel and costs to try to survive, and facing incredible lawsuits when the inevitable mistakes occur. Would you be happy if Delta airlines decided to save money by replacing the copilot with one of the stewardesses?

Jack
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