The group, Accountable.US, found that the top 10 richest Republican senators and top 25 richest GOP members of the House of Representatives have a collective net worth of over $1.1 billion and over $1.4 billion, respectively, “allowing them to take advantage of tax breaks granted by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that they are currently seeking to extend.”
The richest Republican senator, by a significant margin, is Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who made his money from the nation’s for-profit healthcare system before serving as governor of his state. As of mid-May, his estimated net worth was around half a billion dollars, according to the new report.
Nine of the 10 senators—all but Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah)—“sit on five committees instrumental in shaping budget reconciliation,” the report points out, as the upper chamber takes up the package following its passage in the House last week.
Rick Scott of Florida, who made his money from the nation’s for-profit healthcare system before serving as governor of his state
Oh you mean the one who was the CEO responsible for the largest Medicare fraud in fucking history, that Rick Scott? He didn’t “make” shit. He’s a fucking thief like the rest of them.
Seriously, for god’s sake journalists, stop providing cover for these criminals. wtf common dreams?!
The Medicare fraud with Rick Scott wasn’t even just allegations, he was proven guilty and slapped with one of the biggest fraud fines in history (not nearly enough).
Its almost like its been designed that way from the beginning.
We’ve been bombarded with far-right propaganda for centuries. And we’ve been churning out generation after generation of grown adults who are fully indoctrinated in the fascist philosophies of these elite oligarchs. This isn’t a fundamental shift in American domestic policy, it is a Retvrn To Tradition. Going back to the days of wealthy planters raping their slaves while the navy press-gangs sailors for foreign wars and massacring native peoples to steal their land.
You know, the heyday of the old empire. We’re going to Make America Great Again.
How odd that this isn’t on one of the corporate news sites.
Oh, this isn’t The Onion. 🫣
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Sounds right.
Yeah, so are the rest of them too.
you know, i hate maga as much as the next not-maga person, but i have to say i wouldn’t vote myself into the poor house just to “own” them…
What poor house? Or am I misunderstanding you.
you know, i hate maga as much as the next not-maga person, but i have to say i wouldn’t vote myself into the poor house just to “own” them…
I think they mean that the MAGA crew voted themselves (further) into the poorhouse just to “own the libs”.
