Tort Reform - A Movement That Refuses to Die
The tort reform movement, lacking in facts but fueled by greed and ignorance, will not die. It cannot, because there are too many lobbyists and tort reform special interest groups that need for it to be kept alive. The so-called reformers receive hundreds of millions of dollars per year to "keep hope alive" for the business and insurance industries. They can't just let that money go away.
Here is an article that describes that current state and the direction of the movement.
"Hundreds of millions of dollars" per year? Gosh, with maybe a few dozen people working full-time on litigation reform, that's a few million for each of us, and you'd think I'd be better paid. I'll have to look into that.
Anyway, if for some reason tort reform goes away, I made more money at my old job. So there must be some other reason I'm supporting the issue than the money.
Yes, Ted, hundreds of millions of dollars per year. To be sure, there may be a relatively small number of people in the nation who work on this issue full-time. But there are thousands and thousands of people who work on the issue every day. In Tennessee alone there are no less than 100 lobbyists who work (in part) on tort reform issues. Throw in the money spent on marketing and advertising the tort reform effort, the political contributions, etc. and my number cannot be seriously disputed.
That being said, Ted, I am glad that you are doing something you believe in. It is important to enjoy one's work.