Guy Smiley????
Posted on 06/04/2004 7:57:33 AM PDT by Hillary's Lovely Legs
I agree. We need serious tort reform. Though the lawyers will fight it, I say screw them and engage them. Our side fights way too much a defensive fight, and forgets that our greatest victories have come when we inteligently take the offense (taking over the GOP with Barry Goldwater in '64, Reagan in '80 and '84, and Gingrich's Congressional Triumph in '94).
Tort reform, if presented well, is a winner, I think. But the other side is sneaky. Here in Las Vegas I was approached by an attractive african american woman at my market, hustling for signatures on a petition. They all sounded ok, but I asked to see the text. The medical malpractice one EXPLICITLY said there will be no limits on jury awards - I refused, saying I was for serious tort reform. I let out a good laugh when she told me the third one was to raise the minimum wage. She shot me that 'you racist jerk' look, though Ihave no idea why she would think that! Im no bigot, but I am for tort reform and against increases in the minimum wage.
Our soldiers volunteer, they know the pay, they know the reason for their sacrifice.
Oh, that's easy - it went to recipients like MNB, MKB, HIH, PCFTJ, and HMFTM.
Translations:
MNB - My New Boat;
MKB - My Kid's Braces;
HIH - House in Hilo;
PCFTJ - Paid Cash For The Jag;
HMFTM - Hush money For The Media.
I was also confiscated by the CIA (Cayman Island Account)
It was also confiscated by the CIA (Cayman Island Account)
Her attorney is named Guy Smiley? That's the name of a Muppet (he was a game show host on Sesame Street.)
As for this:
The Victim Compensation Fund has issued awards for 2,569 injury claims. Payments have ranged from a low of $500 to Mardenfeld's award.
I don't have a problem with this woman's compensation, but I've gotta wonder how many of these other injuries are real. There were very few people who were in the hospital after 9/11 -- I remember how the city's hospitals all geared up to treat thousands of victims, and there were very few people (maybe a few dozen, if that) who actually ended up in the hospital. How these few dozen ended up to be 2,569 injured is an interesting question.
For those who died, the fund has offered awards for 5,162 claimants, generally relatives, and the average payment has been $2.1 million.
This seems excessive as well. There were fewer than 3,000 deaths, yet there were almost twice as many claimants. Did parents get compensated, as well as widows? Were there separate payments to each child? And why would somebody who wasn't a relative get to claim compensation?
On an unrelated note: I always have gotten a chuckle at your screen name...
Guy Smiley????
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