Comments on: January 31 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/01/january-31-roundup/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:31:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hugo S. Cunningham https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/01/january-31-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-141473 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:31:07 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=26199#comment-141473 I strongly approve of the airfare full cost display mandate.
(If the airline feels put upon, I believe they can add a parenthetical statement “(includes $x in taxes and government fees)

The full-cost principle would be especially useful for hotel and rental car price quotations. Some localities pile up the taxes, figuring that visitors don’t vote. If the taxes were instantly visible, however, high tax municipalities would see their hotels and convention business at a disadvantage, and might be forced to relent.

]]> By: spo https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/01/january-31-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-141465 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:29:40 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=26199#comment-141465 Re: School bullying–should jurors worrying about money being taken away from other needs really drive a verdict? I don’t know. But I’d be willing to bet that that kid was bullied and the school didn’t do much about it.

It’s hard to get school administrators fired. What else is a parent faced with race-based bullying supposed to do? You have to send your kids to school, and you should be able to use schools that you pay for through taxes.

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