Statement by Oklahoma State Rep. Mike Brown Criticizes Special Interests-Centered Public Policy
On April 18, Mike Brown of the Oklahoma House of Representatives issued a statement titled “Dismantling Democracy” in which he enumerates the various ways Republican public policy initiatives have supported the upper-class, insurance companies, and big business at the expense of average Oklahomans. The last seven years of poor public policy will directly or indirectly decrease the standard of living for middle-class working people.
Recent measures that have been introduced, pushed, and lauded by the Republican administration demonstrate that the wealthy, big business, and insurance companies are favored over the middle-class, working poor, disabled, and elderly. Their solution for Oklahoma’s revenue deficit is to reduce pension benefits while extending retirement ages; their steps to improve the struggling public education system are leading to taxpayer-funded private schools; their answer to economic development is to limit the public’s access to the courts and to place caps on valid damages in civil malpractice cases where the victim suffered permanent and substantial physical abnormalities or disfigurement.
Suffering and recovering from an Oklahoma personal injury is difficult when the unpredictable injury was caused by the negligence of another, but the prospect of obtaining justice from those responsible makes the recover process endurable. It is against the nature and purpose of a state government to protect insurance companies and big business over its injured citizens. It is an injured victim’s right to seek legal recourse when they have been wronged, and it is the duty of a personal injury attorney to make sure they can exercise that right.
The dedicated Oklahoma personal injury lawyers of Maples Law Firm, LLP, believe that any victim injured by the negligence of another deserves to take legal action. Our attorneys have a critical understanding of Oklahoma personal injury claim policies and will work diligently to recover the compensation that you are entitled to from negligent parties. Call us today for a free consultation at (405) 705-5050. The state may be protecting insurance and big business, but we will always protect you.