Paramount Theatre
Don't Change Workers' Comp
RECEIVED Tue., March 15, 2005
Dear Editor,
Well, the Texas Legislature and their insurance company buddies are at it again. This time, with Senate Bill 5, they are looting the Texas workers' compensation system and hard-working Texans to protect record insurance-company profits. That's right. The Legislature is in cahoots with the insurance companies. Some things never change!
There are problems in the system, but the Legislature's solution of allowing an insurance company mouthpiece, the Workers Compensation Research Institute, to decide what changes need to be made suggests that our politicians aren't listening to the workers of Texas. The WCRI won't even release their data to the public, but the citizens of Texas are supposed to trust them? Does the Legislature think Texas workers are idiots?
Concerned workers of Texas should contact their local senator or representative immediately to let the Legislature know that relying on insurance company “secret” data will not be tolerated. Ask your legislator why the insurance companies are hiding the data, and find out if your legislator supports Texas workers or the fat-cat insurance companies.
It's time for the workers of Texas to stand up and be counted. Tell your legislator that enough is enough, before it's too late. What are the insurance companies so afraid of? If their data is accurate, why won't they show it to any of us? Texas legislators need to do better by Texas workers.
Let's not remain silent any longer. Contact your local senator and representative today. If you are unsure as to who to contact, call 512/463-4630 or visit the Legislature's Web site at www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.htm to locate your representatives.
Well, the Texas Legislature and their insurance company buddies are at it again. This time, with Senate Bill 5, they are looting the Texas workers' compensation system and hard-working Texans to protect record insurance-company profits. That's right. The Legislature is in cahoots with the insurance companies. Some things never change!
There are problems in the system, but the Legislature's solution of allowing an insurance company mouthpiece, the Workers Compensation Research Institute, to decide what changes need to be made suggests that our politicians aren't listening to the workers of Texas. The WCRI won't even release their data to the public, but the citizens of Texas are supposed to trust them? Does the Legislature think Texas workers are idiots?
Concerned workers of Texas should contact their local senator or representative immediately to let the Legislature know that relying on insurance company “secret” data will not be tolerated. Ask your legislator why the insurance companies are hiding the data, and find out if your legislator supports Texas workers or the fat-cat insurance companies.
It's time for the workers of Texas to stand up and be counted. Tell your legislator that enough is enough, before it's too late. What are the insurance companies so afraid of? If their data is accurate, why won't they show it to any of us? Texas legislators need to do better by Texas workers.
Let's not remain silent any longer. Contact your local senator and representative today. If you are unsure as to who to contact, call 512/463-4630 or visit the Legislature's Web site at www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/fyi.htm to locate your representatives.
Sincerely,
Dixon Wiles
Dallas
Dixon Wiles
Dallas
[Editor's note: The Chronicle has received several similar letters.]
