Republican Koch Whores Rob From The Poor and Give To The Rich

Like the unprincipled, gutless Koch whores they are, Republicans are trying to pass a tax bill whereby they would rob from the poor to give to the rich. That’s right, the sleazy, corrupt bastards are going all the way with this one. Why? Because when their obscenely wealthy donors say service my needs, Republicans get down on their knees and start sucking. That’s the state of American governance today. Money rules. Corruption reigns. Avarice is all that matters. An article by Jen Hayden in today’s Daily Kos says it all:

“By the year 2027, every single American making less than $75,000 per year would see a tax increase, while high-income earners and millionaires would continue seeing tax cuts. The Congressional Budget Office also notes this bill would bump 4 million people from their health insurance by 2019, and 13 million people would lose their health insurance by 2027. Those at risk of losing their health insurance are the very same people hit hardest by the Republican proposal to increase taxes on middle-class and low-income Americans.

As Republicans try to ram through this Koch brothers-driven agenda of tax cuts for the wealthy, they did manage to schedule a necessary Senate budget hearing to discuss the impact. So, how did the Republicans line up to defend this tax increase on 87 million Americans? They no-showed, apparently afraid of sound bites and real questions. From Bernie Sanders on Twitter:
Like thieves in the night, reminiscent of their attempts to pass a repeal of the Affordable Care Act without hearings and input from all senators, they are again ducking their responsibility to have open debate.

It is once again worth mentioning that the order to cut taxes for the wealthy came directly from the Koch alliance, when representatives of the Koch brothers told Republican leadership at a July retreat in Aspen, Colorado, that if they did not cut taxes for the wealthy and repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Dallas piggy bank that funds their gerrymandered campaigns would be closed for business. From The Guardian:

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‘Get Obamacare repealed and replaced, get tax reform passed,’ said Doug Deason.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.’”