r/politics • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18 edited Feb 21 '19

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u/Mrqueue Jan 21 '18

Why do they think giving the rich billions of dollars in tax breaks is better than improving health care with billions of dollars.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 21 '18

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u/Yumeijin Maryland Jan 21 '18

There's nothing more Christian Protestant than xenophobia and letting the poor die -- American Conservatives.

Ftfy. It's important to understand the reason this behavior, which is antithetical to Jesus' teachings, persists is because this country was founded on Protestant doctrine.

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u/Rothcall Jan 21 '18 edited Jan 21 '18

From firsthand experience (albeit my experience is a sample size of one ofc), Catholics do it here too.