The upshot is simple: A few thousand trial lawyers are blocking reform that would benefit 300 million Americans. This is not just your normal special-interest politics. It’s a scandal—it is as if international-trade policy was being crafted in order to get fees for customs agents.
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Philip K. Howard: Why Medical Malpractice Reform Is Off Limits - WSJ.com Sawickipedia: The Trail Atty’s are the achilles heel of the Democrats. They are to the Dem’s as many social conservatives are to the Rep’s. Both provide the dollars that help drive their parties in ways that most of us likely find obscene. Time to tell the zealots whether profiteers like the trail attorneys or close-minded culturalists where they belong. |
