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Subject:	Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 10 May 2001 20:41:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes: > Attempts to deregulate the medical industries have demonstrated that > lawsuits increase dramatically and costs are passed immediately to the > consumer. To suggest that the solution is more, not less, litigation is > contrary to available evidence. I am not aware of any deregulation of the medical industries, at least not in this country in the last, oh, 70 years or so. Can you elaborate? Or were you meaning deregulation like what California did in the case of the power industry. That doesn't count. That was a false deregulation, with less market forces in operation after than before. ++Lar

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		Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
(...) No, that's not it. I'll try to track it down for you. I got it from a recent debate about the proposed Patient's Bill of Rights. D (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
(...) Okay, let's say that Joe Smith TWD Inc is sued into bankrupcy and their assets sold. In all likelihood the cost to repair the damage to the environment will greatly exceed the company's worth, so even full liquidation of assets won't fund the (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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