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A Society that Venerates Lawyers More than Doctors

AJ4USA Wrote: Nov 03, 2009 3:36 PM

Why not toss in "Law care" with the health care bills? Legal expense is more expensive than anyone can afford and I think we are entitled to it! If we could cap every lawyers salary at say, 90 G per year, there would be no incentive to chase ambulances and sue every doctor they could. In turn, if one was smart enough to be a doctor, there would be more incentive to go to medical school than go to law school. I know this country would be a better place with a few less lawyers (Obama included).

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A Society that Venerates Lawyers More than Doctors

Those of us who are not true believers in expanded government are certain of the following:

If the 1,990-page House Health Care Bill becomes law, the average American will receive worse health care, American physicians will decline in status and income, American medical innovation will dramatically slow down and pharmaceutical discoveries will decline in number and quality. And, of course, the economy of the United States will deteriorate, perhaps permanently.

However, we are also certain that there is one American group that will thrive -- trial lawyers. The very existence of a 1,990-page law guarantees years of, if...

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