You know . . .

By Megan McArdle
It would be a lot easier for those of us who defend Wal-Mart from the big box haters if they didn't confuse what is legal with what is moral. Lawyers, insurance specialists, wheelchair haters, please explain why suing cripples to get a hold of their personal injury settlements is not totally repulsive, or why Wal-Mart should not suffer a well-deserved public backlash, because it's sure not clear to me.

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