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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (59803)	11/5/2000 5:21:01 PM
From: SecularBull	Respond to of 769667

There is no doubt that some regulation is good, and that big business left alone would tend to abuse society's interests. I think that it is overly assumed that GWB would be missing in action when it came to appropriate government regulation. LoF

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (59803)	11/5/2000 5:32:32 PM
From: Thehammer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Flapjack, There are ways to reform tort laws while still protecting the consumer. I have heard many of our leftist friends on this board decry at tax cut for "the wealthiest 1% of our nation". (This by the way is misleading, since our tax laws do not differentiate between "wealth" and "income".) However, I heard no outrage at the exorbitant fees raked in by the trial attorneys in the tobacco settlement. Now that was obscene!