Word: painful
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...nonetheless. Delaware's Republican Senator John J. Williams, for one, ventured: "This bill will see us through the 1966 elections. After that, look out." On the other hand, many Washington observers believe that the President will be forced to ask for more taxes in early Mayafter the pain of the April 15 income tax payment has partially subsided. In any event, most economists last week were in agreement with Walter Heller that "the fine mist of incipient inflation may be turning into light rain." It was time to break out the umbrella...
...this would provide insurers with a far larger kitty from which to pay immediate benefits because 1) all drivers would contribute premiums, and 2) all damage suits involving less than $10,000 would be eliminated. Moreover, the plan would also outlaw claims based on pain or suffering unless they exceeded $5,000. The authors argue that it is impossible to assign such damages an accurate dollar value; getting rid of the smaller court claims would also cut administrative and legal costs for insurance companies and give them an opportunity to reduce premium prices. Some claimants, to be sure, might inflate...
Attractive Idea. Since out-of-pocket costs would be paid automatically, the only cases that would raise the fault issue and go to a jury would be the relatively few involving more than $10,000, or pain-and-suffering claims of more than $5,000. Actuarial studies are now under way to determine exactly how much money the plan would save both motorists and insurance companies. The idea seems so attractive that several states are studying possible adoption; in Michigan, the enabling legislation has already been introduced...
...Like a summer rose needs the sun and rain, I need your sweet love to heal the pain...
...self-consciousness may pain you, but Bradshaw's flounderings and dependence on his friends are honest, simply-expressed, and hauntingly realistic...