AOL Declared War On SuperCitizen

[Moral Hazard]

Do you have a link to the study or what journal it was in. I'd have to look at the study to make an informed response.

Still doesn't make sense why the insurance rose AFTER caps, if the high cost of awards was the problem.

Well what it could indicate is that those states have more malpractice suits (/per capita) and that's all. The rates could have risen even greater if there had been no caps.

[Imran Siddiqui]

http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/healthcare/fs/fs003013.php3

That's a link to California's experience, concluding that insurance regulation and not malpractice reform is the way to go.

[MalevolentLight]

California...I'm not sure that is a state that can really be used in a study. The People's Republic of California is well known for its Attorneys. The caps don't determine how many lawsuits can be filed, just the maximum amount you can make. Now it all comes out. I don't find it odd at all that the lawsuits are continuing to rise in a place like california and if you regulate insurance they aren't going to be able to make a profit since they'll be paying out more than they take in.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Um... caps under $1 million will definetly limit the number of suits. That's the award you need to come out even in the end, because of the high costs of discovery.

Basically supply and demand as well. If you cap something (whether it be awards or rent) the supply falls. Thus, the amount of suits must fall under basic economic principles. Something which I'm afraid you are not aware of.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by MalevolentLight
California...I'm not sure that is a state that can really be used in a study. The People's Republic of California is well known for its Attorneys. The caps don't determine how many lawsuits can be filed, just the maximum amount you can make. Now it all comes out. I don't find it odd at all that the lawsuits are continuing to rise in a place like california and if you regulate insurance they aren't going to be able to make a profit since they'll be paying out more than they take in.

We test drive all the laws the rest of you people will eventually adopt.

Represent.

[Moral Hazard]

I do like prop 103. I actually read it.

But the study didn't make any attempt to isolate other factors Plus the graphs weren't available.

[Ted Striker]

Prop 103

[:) Smiley]

California
Berkeley

[Barinthus]

Pekka, if your mom got truly screwed over by her employers, can she speak with EEOC?

I honestly hope you guys will figure this mess out. Best of luck.

[Chemical Ollie]

Settle down, Pekka. Just stop paying the bills and keep a record of her request to unsubscribe. What could they do then?

[Pekka]

Barinthus, what is EEOC? Her employers is the church. They can **** you over and no one can do damn thing about it. THeir managment is totally independent from law and regulations, and if someone says something else, they through tantrums and are just impossible to deal with.

Chemical Ollie, well, that's what I'm doing already. I was just naive enough to think, that there would be a possibility to actually get some of that paid money back. I guess that's only possible in communist country like ours. +1 for communism.

well, it's still about 6 kazillion in the minus.

[Proteus_MST]

Originally posted by Pekka
Barinthus, what is EEOC? Her employers is the church. They can **** you over and no one can do damn thing about it. THeir managment is totally independent from law and regulations, and if someone says something else, they through tantrums and are just impossible to deal with.

Chemical Ollie, well, that's what I'm doing already. I was just naive enough to think, that there would be a possibility to actually get some of that paid money back. I guess that's only possible in communist country like ours. +1 for communism.

well, it's still about 6 kazillion in the minus.

If it is the Church,
it may be a good Idea to get some hints to the Newspapers/TV (of course without telling names) about the Church Management paying their employees low wages (after all I doubt that your mother is the only person there who gets paid too less)

Maybe if such practices get known to the Public they might think about cancelling them

[Moral Hazard]

In all fairness it's not like most churches are awash with cash.
Plus they pay you in spiritual currency as well

[child of Thor]

If i had an AOL account i would cancel it in protest of their treatment of Pekka's mum's case. But instead i'll just settle for advising people not to use AOL when they ask me which are the good ISP's to use(which happens on average about once a day). They can sue me at 333 childofthor street

whatever the legalities this situation does not seem right.

AOL
for really unhelpful/semi-criminal company practices.

[Pekka]

Proteus, right, everyone in there already knows. Changes nothing. Well. That's another issue and I don't want to talk about it now it makes me furious. I need to level these AOL bastards first.

child of Thor, thanks for the support! You see! AOL is already suffering from their poor policies.