On Republican Health Care Sabotage, Follow The Money

Yesterday, we linked to this piece in The Guardian from last June, but it bears repeating that Republicans are looking at getting a big payoff from the crackpot Koch plutocrat network if they enact their dystopian agenda, specifically repealing Obamacare and passing massive tax cuts for the wealthy. From June:

At a weekend donor retreat attended by at least 18 elected officials, the Koch brothers warned that time is running out to push their agenda, most notably healthcare and tax reform, through Congress. 

One Texas-based donor warned Republican lawmakers that his “Dallas piggy bank” was now closed, until he saw legislative progress. 

“Get Obamacare repealed and replaced, get tax reform passed,” said Doug Deason. “Get it done and we’ll open it back up.” 

Nonetheless, Koch officials said that the network’s midterm budget for policy and politics is between $300m and $400m.

So, the financial incentive for these monsters has been on the table for some time, which explains the multiple Republican efforts since last spring to repeal Obamacare in the face of overwhelming popular opposition.  Could there be a better example of "the D.C. swamp" than these privileged sociopaths willing to exchange cash for your health and well- being?

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