This latest report confirms that businesses will also share in the benefits of this pro-consumer reform. There is a way for low-income families to get out of this trap. It's called Auto Choice. The report released today shows that perverse incentives in the current tort liability system hit businesses particularly hard. Nearly 40 percent of all tort cases against businesses are auto-related.
Unnecessary lawsuits stifle our productivity and raise costs for consumers.
Auto Choice helps solve these problems. Not just in savings on our personal auto policies, but through higher wages and lower prices. We all benefit. Both House Majority Leader Armey and Senate Majority Leader Lott have indicated that Auto Choice is a priority issue.