[Vision2020] A Pledge to real Americans (Mikey Moore)

[Tony]

Sunil, I pray this isn't a trick question.  I support legislation that would 
reduce unreasonably large legal judgments which have themselves driven 
insurance costs beyond the reach of many Americans.  I also favor 
legislation to limit the endless legal maneuvering on behalf of convicted 
predators, such maneuvering serving primarily to enrich defense lawyers.

Don't be eating all the gravy.    -T
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Pledge to real Americans (Mikey Moore)


> Tony,
>
> States have the ability to pass such legislation, and Idaho has done so.
> Are you advocating that the federal government do so instead?  Do you 
> favor
> such federal regulation, or state control?
>
> Sunil
>
>
>>From: "Tony" <tonytime at clearwire.net>
>>To: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
>>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Pledge to real Americans (Mikey Moore)
>>Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 06:48:09 -0800
>>
>>Andreas, thanks for the clarification, but it was my understanding that
>>tort
>>reform would affect far more litigation than strictly malpractice......?
>>Whether it is a doctor being sued or a municipality, would tort reform not
>>affect both, and would not the resulting reduction in judgments benefit 
>>the
>>average insurance holder, even as it understandably upset the democratic
>>friendly attorney's lobby?
>>
>>Hmmmm,  "paycheck protection"?  Would that have anything to do with
>>protecting union workers from having their wages automatically withheld 
>>and
>>given to political candidates they may or may NOT support?
>>
>>Save some dressing for me.       -T
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
>>To: "Tony" <tonytime at clearwire.net>
>>Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 5:25 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] A Pledge to real Americans (Mikey Moore)
>>
>>
>> > On 11/22/06, Tony <tonytime at clearwire.net> wrote:
>> >> Andreas, are you taking the position that ridiculously outlandish, 
>> >> cash
>> >> judgments have not driven up the cost of insurance coverage for the
>> >> general
>> >> public?
>> >
>> > Oh, they have.
>> >
>> > But in 2004, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reported
>> > that only 2% of the increase in medical care costs are related to
>> > malpractice torts, and that there was no statistically significant
>> > difference in medical care costs between states with and without caps
>> > on medical malpractice liability. The Republican push for tort reform,
>> > like anti-union "paycheck protection" laws, are not so much an attempt
>> > to institute actual reforms as they are  attempts to shut off the flow
>> > of potential funds to Democratic candidates from Democratic-friendly
>> > groups.
>> >
>> > -- ACS
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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