Ashton Crusher wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:47:30 -0400, PeterD <peter2@hipson.net> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:03:26 -0400, Jim Higgins
>> <gordian238@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This is how the developed world does it, why do we refuse to even come
>>> reasonably close to this level of care? Why are we the *only* country in
>>> the industrialized world where you can go medically bankrupt? :
>> Because we insist on the ability to file a lawsuit for anything that
>> goes wrong (not possible in most countries) and we allow preditory
>> class action lawsuits that simply gain lawyers a really, really big
>> bank account. Reform the tort system, eliminate all class-action
>> lawsuits, eliminate and cap fees paid to lawyers, and all of a sudden
>> you'll find that health costs drop by at least 50%.
>>
>>> ...
>
>
> no you won't. They would only drop by 1.5%.
>
> http://washingtonindependent.com/555...lth-care-costs

Plus you'd have a lot more dead people.

It's always amusing to see people fall for the lawyer bashing that is
promoted by the corporations and organizations that are sued the most,
with good reason.

They think that saying "tort reform" makes them knowledgeable about the
issue. It doesn't. These are the same clueless people that were so quick
to jump on the bandwagon criticizing the jury that awarded the woman
damages in the McDonald's coffee case.