Comments on: Arkansas says NO WAY to pay day loan centers (H/T- Costner)

By: Costner

Costner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:29:15 +0000

Those medical malpractice advertisements from the likes of James Sokolove that are played at all hours of the day are pretty disgusting.

If there is such a thing as karma, that guy will eventually live a very, very sad life.

By: Ghost of Dude

Ghost of Dude — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:34:53 +0000

Instead of capping lawsuit amounts in medical cases, they should cap the attorney’s compensation.
That way, the injured party still gets their due, but the attorney can’t become an overnight millionaire by suing doctors.

By: Costner

Costner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:29:34 +0000

Oh you didn’t hear Randall? The GOP healthcare plan also includes a cap on medical lawsuits for $250,000. That is their solution for the healthcare problem.

I won’t speak for anyone else, but if I go into the hospital to have my knee scoped and come out with a leg removed, I sure as hell want more than $250,000! What a joke.

By: Randall

Randall — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:14:53 +0000

And of course, it wouldn’t work (predatory usurious interest rates) except the banks are allowed to do it across state lines regardless of your home state’s banking laws…

Which is the Republican’s answer to health care as well…

Genius!

By: Ghost of Dude

Ghost of Dude — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:19:34 +0000

Yup. Good old conservative, Christian South Dakota. Full of those good prarie values.

And where our government would be up shit creek witout its citizens smoking, drinking, and gambling in increasing numbers or if the usury industry up and left.

By: Costner

Costner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:25:07 +0000

Of course you will never find a South Dakota politician willing to pass a usury law limiting interest rates to 17%, but heck… even 30% would be a vast improvement over the 79.9% charged by First Premier or the effective 300% – 1000% charged by some payday loan centers.

By: anominous

anominous — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:17:50 +0000

What’s a “Payday”?