They should tax the lawyers who take health care related cases 90% of the 40% they get. The money can go into our health care system. That is one way the Federal government could take care of it without it being a states rights issue.
Lawyers and what they legislate, they change and make laws, even the logic based on which law is taught is made so that u r always in the government's tight grip
People who sue have an unfair advantage. If they win they get money. If they lose they lose nothing. If you get sued, you lose money either way. I think the loser of a lawsuit should have to pay all the legal fees. That way, people won't be so quick to sue over dumb things.
@ca1cifer This is not always true. Depending on your lawsuit, you may be able to invoke some fee shifting. Also, many times the plaintiff has to pay an hourly wage to his/her lawyer, regardless of victory.
4:00 LOL, hard to believe that guys a good lawyer, lawyers are supposed to be brilliant tacticians when it comes to what they should say, and he just basically admits the possibility that hes the one doing the gouging. "i would say that too if i were gouging someone" "blame it on someone else" pathetic.
There should be a limit on how much lawyers can sue. The worst I have heard is a man that rented an RV, set the cruise control (thinking it was autopilot) and the RV went off the road and he sued the RV company.
The Dems want to push health reform fine. The first reform should be against the slimy lawyers who are hurting the medical community, thus hurting us in turn. High medical costs that keep going higher, all due to your local 'we fight for you' lawyers who only see you as a big paycheck. As someone said, Tort reform before any type of medial reform.
Just imagine the costs we would incur if it were not for lawyers fighting for us. Some people claim that the lawyers increase the cost of products to people but that's only because the companies suffer penalties for negligent business practices that could hurt people even more. The fact is, in any system that's potentially complicated (i.e. business, law, medicine, etc.) there will be professionals that thrive because they get paid for what they know. That knowledge is expensive to gain.
Lawyers are nothing more than a cabal of Criminals who run the Courthouse MAFIA to fleece clueless victims seeking justice, and end up paying dearly for the injustice served up by the corrupt Judges, See: "Free Fine"
This happened to me: I passed out for no apparent reason and ended up in the ER, and because the doctor can get sued if I get into an accident he 'mandatory' reported me to the DMV, the DMV suspended my drivers license until a doctor would sign off I would be safe to drive. Suddenly I found myself stuck in a medical viscous circle and on unnecessary prescription drugs so I would be able to maybe continue driving in the future.
tort reform ftw, guess what happened when Texas did it. Frivolous lawsuits plumetted, hugely competitive malpractice insurance providers market, insurance dropped to a 1/3 of before, tons of MDs are moving to Texas, and best of all all those damn trial lawyers packed up and left the state for another gravy train
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This is retarded. The problem is the game, not the players. You wanna fix the problems addressed? Fix the system. The lawyers are just doing their job.
No, you are retarded. Lawyers dont have to "play the game". People choose to be lawyers. They choose to take certain cases. They choose to even use underhanded and dishonest tactics.
They choose to sacrifice a lot, just to become rich. Things like honesty, integrity, and other peoples lives.
@Charlesperalo Are you retarded or something? That's like saying, don't blame nazi's for choosing to be nazi's, blame hitler, hes the problem!
No you tard, the problem is the choices individuals make. THEY make the choice to become lawyers. THEY make the choice to take these cases. THEY are the ones who use underhanded and dishonest tactics. THEY do.
@girzwald3 Yet look man it's easier to just attack the government. Most people know lawyers and have friends who are them. It'd be easier to attack government.
Man, get this through your skull. And stop jacking off to the idea of attacking the government. Government is a symptom of the problem. You don't attack symptoms, you attack the causes. And the problem is peoples shitty choices. And disgusting people who make the choice to be lawyers and use all the dirty, underhanded and dishonest tactics that they do.
oh yes, the nurenburg defense. It's not me, I'm just following the rules (orders). those magic words obviously absolve any responsibility. the system needs changing, but put blame where it belongs, on the a-hole lawyers like edwards.
someone from a city is more likely to have uselessly filled their minds with thoughts of social encounters which gives off a more recited kind of mannerism. Someone who has been more isolated and kept from people tends to show themselves because they do not think of how different personalities affect the colour of a social pursuit. so they act closer to how they think stuck inside their virgin little mind.
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Stossel obviously has an agenda, and he shouldn't be working for a network news organization. You wanna tell us lawyers make too much money, and they're part of the reason why medicine and healthcare has high costs? Duh. Why would you bring up Edwards at all? He wants to paint Democrats as evil.
Death to all lawyers
MulletMcNasty 1 month ago
They should tax the lawyers who take health care related cases 90% of the 40% they get. The money can go into our health care system. That is one way the Federal government could take care of it without it being a states rights issue.
SaudaraLink 1 month ago
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Lawyers and what they legislate, they change and make laws, even the logic based on which law is taught is made so that u r always in the government's tight grip
Sam10947 1 month ago
I don't know when this was made, but Dickie Scruggs is currently in jail for attempted judicial bribery/
mjbnj525 2 months ago
People who sue have an unfair advantage. If they win they get money. If they lose they lose nothing. If you get sued, you lose money either way. I think the loser of a lawsuit should have to pay all the legal fees. That way, people won't be so quick to sue over dumb things.
ca1cifer 3 months ago
@ca1cifer This is not always true. Depending on your lawsuit, you may be able to invoke some fee shifting. Also, many times the plaintiff has to pay an hourly wage to his/her lawyer, regardless of victory.
Cwagmire 3 months ago
why is John criticizing lawyer's salaries? It's all a person's "profit motive" and their individual freedom to pursue that profit
wangsta25 5 months ago
@wangsta25 - Not when the government is picking the winners and losers.
StateExempt 4 months ago
4:00 LOL, hard to believe that guys a good lawyer, lawyers are supposed to be brilliant tacticians when it comes to what they should say, and he just basically admits the possibility that hes the one doing the gouging. "i would say that too if i were gouging someone" "blame it on someone else" pathetic.
invisiblered 7 months ago
the problem with america's legal system. the funny thing is my business law professor sounds like edwards "helping the little guy" lmao
deathlogic1 7 months ago
the problem with america's legal system
deathlogic1 7 months ago
.....whatever happened to common sense....oh ya the government said they would do that for us. :(
technolovers2012 8 months ago
And people said the nazis were bad, seems they can't even compete with lawyers.
linkuei83 9 months ago
John Stossel pure and simple logic always stuns me
Jackpot1990 10 months ago
Higher quality video:
watch?v=EodwHWKkcz8
ipewnfspoaf 10 months ago
at least hospitals get sympathy like this video and the comments.here show it
the catholic church get s more fucked because the system is even more fucked up than in medicine.
ned262626 10 months ago
There should be a limit on how much lawyers can sue. The worst I have heard is a man that rented an RV, set the cruise control (thinking it was autopilot) and the RV went off the road and he sued the RV company.
GunsOfThePhoenix 1 year ago
I was at Berkeley Law and dropped out. Too many lawyers making money off people's suffering (often times causing it).
beats299 1 year ago 2
The Dems want to push health reform fine. The first reform should be against the slimy lawyers who are hurting the medical community, thus hurting us in turn. High medical costs that keep going higher, all due to your local 'we fight for you' lawyers who only see you as a big paycheck. As someone said, Tort reform before any type of medial reform.
avdquick 1 year ago
john edwards = fraud, slime ball, sleezy, degenerate, low life scum bag
packerfan748 1 year ago
@packerfan748 And as a result, he's not part of his deceased wife's will, going to prison, and is never going to be elected again.
unknownunknowns 6 months ago
Pathetic. Law has been destructive to it's own end.
bweazel 1 year ago
Just imagine the costs we would incur if it were not for lawyers fighting for us. Some people claim that the lawyers increase the cost of products to people but that's only because the companies suffer penalties for negligent business practices that could hurt people even more. The fact is, in any system that's potentially complicated (i.e. business, law, medicine, etc.) there will be professionals that thrive because they get paid for what they know. That knowledge is expensive to gain.
dontrybaconnaked 1 year ago
Hahaha, bullshit. You a lawyer or something? If you are you should be ashamed of yourself.
bweazel 1 year ago
Lawyers are nothing more than a cabal of Criminals who run the Courthouse MAFIA to fleece clueless victims seeking justice, and end up paying dearly for the injustice served up by the corrupt Judges, See: "Free Fine"
williamwagener 1 year ago
If I was a Lawyer. I would be a defense Lawyer. Defending people who are being herased by these scum bags.
Mackingster 1 year ago
Wow, how the hell someone get $1 billion dollar from just suing some company? Damn - that is messed up system.
victormusicify 1 year ago 2
@victormusicify its the same reason the catholic church is sued all the time
ned262626 10 months ago
Tort reform now!
mikebozart 1 year ago
This happened to me: I passed out for no apparent reason and ended up in the ER, and because the doctor can get sued if I get into an accident he 'mandatory' reported me to the DMV, the DMV suspended my drivers license until a doctor would sign off I would be safe to drive. Suddenly I found myself stuck in a medical viscous circle and on unnecessary prescription drugs so I would be able to maybe continue driving in the future.
xennelul 1 year ago
0:55 = Piece of Shit
mccarrpo 2 years ago
tort reform ftw, guess what happened when Texas did it. Frivolous lawsuits plumetted, hugely competitive malpractice insurance providers market, insurance dropped to a 1/3 of before, tons of MDs are moving to Texas, and best of all all those damn trial lawyers packed up and left the state for another gravy train
good riddance
ForTehNguyen 2 years ago 6
I find it funny that the lawyers fight for the little guy why taking money away from them.
hint0122 2 years ago 7
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This is retarded. The problem is the game, not the players. You wanna fix the problems addressed? Fix the system. The lawyers are just doing their job.
gogreen18 2 years ago
No, you are retarded. Lawyers dont have to "play the game". People choose to be lawyers. They choose to take certain cases. They choose to even use underhanded and dishonest tactics.
They choose to sacrifice a lot, just to become rich. Things like honesty, integrity, and other peoples lives.
girzwald3 2 years ago 24
@girzwald3 Well we shouldn't blame lawyers, but politicians. Here's my one law for government to follow. Don't damage other people's property.
Charlesperalo 9 months ago
@Charlesperalo
Why they hell shouldn't we blame lawyers? Nobody forced them to become a lawyer or use underhanded tactics.
girzwald3 9 months ago
@girzwald3 Well sure blame them, but blame the roots of the problem.
Charlesperalo 9 months ago
@Charlesperalo Are you retarded or something? That's like saying, don't blame nazi's for choosing to be nazi's, blame hitler, hes the problem!
No you tard, the problem is the choices individuals make. THEY make the choice to become lawyers. THEY make the choice to take these cases. THEY are the ones who use underhanded and dishonest tactics. THEY do.
girzwald3 9 months ago
@girzwald3 Yet look man it's easier to just attack the government. Most people know lawyers and have friends who are them. It'd be easier to attack government.
Charlesperalo 9 months ago
@Charlesperalo
Man, get this through your skull. And stop jacking off to the idea of attacking the government. Government is a symptom of the problem. You don't attack symptoms, you attack the causes. And the problem is peoples shitty choices. And disgusting people who make the choice to be lawyers and use all the dirty, underhanded and dishonest tactics that they do.
girzwald3 9 months ago
@girzwald3 I agree yet there are some good lawyers.
Charlesperalo 9 months ago
oh yes, the nurenburg defense. It's not me, I'm just following the rules (orders). those magic words obviously absolve any responsibility. the system needs changing, but put blame where it belongs, on the a-hole lawyers like edwards.
rationalCrash 2 years ago 4
someone from a city is more likely to have uselessly filled their minds with thoughts of social encounters which gives off a more recited kind of mannerism. Someone who has been more isolated and kept from people tends to show themselves because they do not think of how different personalities affect the colour of a social pursuit. so they act closer to how they think stuck inside their virgin little mind.
Bnswiss 2 years ago
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Stossel obviously has an agenda, and he shouldn't be working for a network news organization. You wanna tell us lawyers make too much money, and they're part of the reason why medicine and healthcare has high costs? Duh. Why would you bring up Edwards at all? He wants to paint Democrats as evil.
Go work for Fox, John.
dustinjt 2 years ago
Name one reporter out there who doesn't have an agenda
electricneedleroom 2 years ago 2
Good point.
dustinjt 2 years ago
You're an idiot. Edwards is a perfect example because he sued ob/gyn's in North Carolina for "causing cerebral palsy" in babies.
dtpark1213 2 years ago 13
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I like stossel but he is wrong here. There are over 100k cases of doctor mistakes every year. They need to be held to account.
Ramshobraja 2 years ago
where is your evidence? do you have a link?
rationalCrash 2 years ago
learn to use google.
gogreen18 2 years ago
can you upload the entire episode?
UnitardInventor 2 years ago 3