more rollback of ADA

[Marta Russell]

>At 01:06 PM 6/17/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>>Posted on Mon, Jun. 17, 2002
>>
>>Court Rules on Disabilities Law
>>GINA HOLLAND
>>Associated Press Writer
>>
>>Government agencies can be forced to pay actual damages but not 
>>punitive damages for
>>violating a landmark disabilities law, the court ruled.
>
>
>Why is punitive damages paid by government agencies a good thing? 
>It is invariably a transfer of public tax monies to private pockets. 
>Very much different from punitive damages paid by private parties, 
>which usually have a re-distributive aspect.
>
>wojtek

It is a good thing because it makes government enforce the law not 
sit on their cans and act like there is no ADA.  It is redistributive 
if more disabled persons can get into government buildings and get 
jobs.
Marta

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Marta Russell
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