punpirate
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Wed Mar-09-05 10:34 AM
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3. This ruse is similar... |
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... to the argument that tort reform will reduce insurance rates and there's been no evidence of that in the states which have done so. In fact, in Texas, malpractice insurance rates went up 19% two years after tort reform became part of the state constitution by state referenda.
It's a variant on bait-and-switch. If it weren't so damned tragic, we'd be laughing about legislatures using con-artist lingo to sell legislation to the public....
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