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I watched another "China's Taking Over" report yesterday on Sunday Morning (Coming Soon, a Post-American World)..
We're seeing more and more of this, which is a good thing, because
something had better wake us up, and I mean right now. Quoted
sources claim China's economy will equal ours in a few years, and
double it by 2030. American tax and immigration policy were
cited as requiring attention, although we didn't learn whether they
meant more, or less of both (this is CBS after all). The cute
little tag line was that "while we were urging other nations to
globalize, we forgot to globalize ourselves."
Let's get something straight here, Mr. CBS guy. American
ingenuity, planning, and industry did not suddenly succumb to a
hammerlock laid on by the Chinese. We're still there. Still
innovative in ways China can never hope to be, with it's restrictive
culture. What happened is taxes, environmental regulations, and
business liability concerns have made it virtually impossible to
manufacture here anymore, let alone do it profitably. Starting a
new business is fraught with so much regulation, and insurance costs as
to be a deal killer. We know who's responsible, too. Don't we?
 
UnpluggedI'm
not optimistic about chances that an aroused citizenry can change
things. Look at what's happening with proposals to drill our own
oil resources, even with an outraged public. Democrats in
congress have simply rejected it. It does not comport with their
Birkenstock mentality. Nope, I'm afraid we need a Caesar crossing
the Rubicon, and retuning the Republic. Not as good as before,
but better than what we're in for. I'll guarantee one damn thing,
Caesar would have marched his legions into California ages
ago.¿No habla ingles? my ass.
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I just love the way Liberals crow about Red China's success, all the while making it next to impossible for American business to succeed. TAXES AND (overpriced)INSURANCE are strangling American small business.
ReplyDeleteI have 2 employees and a government to support along with my family.
RAK
lefties in the rush to denigrate the west forget to mention that much of China is a third world hellhole and will remain so.
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ReplyDeleteI was testing and you alone passed. Good job.
ReplyDeleteI don't see anything in the article about "American Trial Lawyers" contributing to the decline and fall of America.
ReplyDeleteYou know who else didn't like trial lawyers? Stalin and Mao. To them, there was nothing that couldn't be fixed by a sham trial and a shot in the head.
Call me a traditionalist but I think our way is better. I suggest that we follow all of the amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
Just as a for instance, I suggest that we continue to follow the due process clauses of the 5th and 14th amendments and the jury trial clause of the 6th.
Or we could be like Handgun Control, Inc. and toss out the amendments we think people "don't need to have".
To modify RAK's statement a bit, TAXES, INSURANCE and REGULATION are strangling American businesses. The single biggest reason that China is a manufacturing powerhouse is due to a complete lack of agencies like OSHA, the EPA, etc.
ReplyDeleteI was all wild-eyed and enthusiastic when I began my own small business, but given what I now know I would have never taken that leap for fear of falling afoul of any of the dozens of regulatory and taxing agencies. It's just not worth it unless you have the upfront capital to overcome those burdens.
The tort bar has done inestimable damage to our country, and I wasn't quoting from any article when I said it, Chuck.
ReplyDeleteBesides, the context of my remarks was that we don't adhere to laws, or respect values as ewe did in America I. You may see that turning around, and I while hope you're right, I don't believe it's possible. Click-click.
Tort reform is not possible. Lawyers are supposed to grab as much as they can for their clients ... that is their job.
ReplyDeleteWhat is needed is judge reform. Even the Mandarin court system ( judge acts as judge, jury, and both attorneys ) can be made to work with competent judges.
The Senate has the ability to impeach federal judges ... but it hasn't been seriously used since Vice President Burr used it as a tool to remove all of Hamilton's Federalist appointees from the benches.
Marbury vs. Madison my ass. Any black-robed whore can be hauled down and incarcerated by the Senate.
The tort bar makes sure that people are personally responsible and held accountable for their actions. If a drunk driver runs a stop sign and hurts someone, a member of the much-maligned tort bar makes sure the at-fault party is held accountable.
ReplyDeleteA San Francisco liberal would have us "understand" the drunk's difficult childhood which made him drink to ease pain. A Lubbock conservative recognizes that it's the drunk's own dayum fault that he drank too much, got behind the wheel of a car, and put someone in the hospital.
You have two choices. The caring, sharing, and nurturing "It's society's fault" approach of the Oprah Winfreys of the world. Or the approach of the average American who demands that people take personal responsibility for their actions.
Pick one.
Chuck ... do you advertise on televison?
ReplyDeleteThe tort bar damn well can be reformed. The problem is every time a Republican congress has been close, a paid ATA lackey (reliably Fritz Hollings, for years) has stopped it.
ReplyDeleteI'll guess that 50% of health care costs alone are attributable to physicians running unnecessary tests in order to protect against ambulance chasers.
Let's start with the English Rule (loser pays), and deny attorneys from collecting a dime of punitive damages. How's that for a nice start?
No, I don't advertise on TV. I don't have a problem w/ it. But I don't advertise.
ReplyDeleteThe ER takes X-rays to make sure you didn't break a bone when you fell. The reason the docs ran a CT scan is to make sure you don't have a subdural hematoma from when you hit your head in the car wreck or that your migraine headache isn't caused by a tumor. Your opthomologist runs an intraocular pressure test to make sure you don't have glaucoma. And when the dermatologist removes that wart, he has it tested to make sure you don't have melanoma.
Are diagnostic tools "unneccesary"? Not if they save your life.
No fees off of punitive damages? Few cases get punitive damages anyway. I can live with it if we get loser pays.
I kinda' like the idea that the loser pays the attorney fees and costs. (Most states already have that system when it comes to mechanic's liens.)
Throw me into that briar patch.
Tee Hee. :-)
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No Chuck, I'm talking about the patient who goes in with a pimple and gets a barrage of CYA lab work done because in the annals of history one such pimple was African Bugaboo Syndrome and the patient sued for a billion dollars.
ReplyDeleteI'm talking about my wife spending as much time documenting every move she makes, which has nothing to do with patient care, but everything to do with preparing a legal defense against parasitic attacks by John Edwards and ilk.
I'm talking about insurance rates driven so high that physicians leave their practice because kids are encouraged to sue the OB who delivered them 18 years ago when they fail to get accepted by Harvard.
It is my firmly held opinion that any lawyer who uses television to find victims is life form lower than Ralph Nader.
Finally, proof that the ATLA is a collection of low-life reprobates may be found in the fact that they pay tribute to Democrat Party by bankrolling them.
She's just following the medical adage "If it's not written down, it never happened."
ReplyDeleteThat's why medical records are supposed to show when a certain dosage of Dobutamine was administered. If it's not properly written down, the patient is at risk of getting a double dose. Then things really get interesting.
Doctors advertise. Churches advertise. There's no reason lawyers should be able to advertise.
Correction: Doctors advertise. Churches advertise. There's no reason lawyers shouldn't also be able to advertise.
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