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Because there's nothing Republicans do better than "Hey, thanks for that. We owe you one."

If I had a dollar for every time that's happened.....well, I'd be broke.

And of course why not sell another typically democratic demographic (both trial lawyers, and people who might legitimately need to sue for damages or pain and suffering) to appease Republicans for whom it will never be enough.

Malpractice reform in most of it's proposed forms doesn't mean making it harder to file frivolous lawsuits. It means capping pain and suffering damages arbitrarily. And it means making ones primary value and worth based on lost wages. Because what are our lives if not working and making other people rich?

"One the republicans suggested last year...." Bullshit. The republicans have been suggesting this for decades. Both because they don't want anyone of wealth to be held accountable for anything, and also because they know that it hits a primarily Democratic constituency. The only difference between the past couple decades and now is that they have a Democratic president and congress willing to bend over backwards to accomadate them.