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bergie321 Donating Member (797 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-23-10 07:01 PM
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Republican Health Care Plan Exposes Their True Colors
http://rules-republicans.house.gov/Media/PDF/RepublicanAlternative3962_9.pdf

Relevant Section Starts on Page 150.

Rules for Malpractice Reform:

Economic damages are computed based on your earnings

Punitive damages are capped at $250,000 or double your economic damages.

Therefore, if you make $30k per year and a drunk doctor kills you, your family will receive $250,000 for your life. If you make $30 million per year and a drunk doctor kills you, your family can receive hundreds of millions of dollars for your life.

The Republicans just admitted that they value the lives of the rich more than they value the lives of the poor and middle class.

Why do non-millionaires vote for Republicans?
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