Politicians Bought off by Health Care Industry
June 18,2009 
By Ben Cohen
If you want to know which politicians not to trust when it comes to health care reform, check below (via Bob Cesca):
TOP 10 SENATE RECIPIENTS:
McCain, John (R-AZ) $251,834
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $200,200
Baucus, Max (D-MT) $183,750
Lieberman, Joe (I-CT) $101,400
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) $98,600
Collins, Susan (R-ME) $96,500
Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) $90,450
Warner, Mark (D-VA) $89,700
Hatch, Orrin (R-UT) $85,903
Nelson, Ben (D-NE) $83,300
TOP 10 HOUSE RECIPIENTS:
Cantor, Eric (R-VA) $113,850
Camp, Dave (R-MI) $112,923
Pomeroy, Earl (D-ND) $104,500
Boehner, John (R-OH) $101,200
Deal, Nathan (R-GA) $100,000
Towns, Edolphus (D-NY) $87,750
Rogers, Mike (R-AL) $74,000
Blunt, Roy (R-MO) $72,800
Ryan, Paul (R-WI) $69,000
Tanner, John (D-TN) $68,500
It's incredible that John McCain, supposedly a 'Maverick' received so much money from the industry and never heard a whisper from the main stream press during the election campaign. And it's even more amazing that any of the above are being taken seriously when it comes to serious reform of the health care industry. A political system that allows such overt corruption and conflict of interest simply cannot be sustainable. Politicians are supposed to represent people, not corporate interests. The enormous sums of money the health care industry throws at them means their roles as an elected representatives are no different to sales people. Except sales people are honest about their motives.
By Ben Cohen
If you want to know which politicians not to trust when it comes to health care reform, check below (via Bob Cesca):
TOP 10 SENATE RECIPIENTS:
McCain, John (R-AZ) $251,834
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $200,200
Baucus, Max (D-MT) $183,750
Lieberman, Joe (I-CT) $101,400
Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) $98,600
Collins, Susan (R-ME) $96,500
Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) $90,450
Warner, Mark (D-VA) $89,700
Hatch, Orrin (R-UT) $85,903
Nelson, Ben (D-NE) $83,300
TOP 10 HOUSE RECIPIENTS:
Cantor, Eric (R-VA) $113,850
Camp, Dave (R-MI) $112,923
Pomeroy, Earl (D-ND) $104,500
Boehner, John (R-OH) $101,200
Deal, Nathan (R-GA) $100,000
Towns, Edolphus (D-NY) $87,750
Rogers, Mike (R-AL) $74,000
Blunt, Roy (R-MO) $72,800
Ryan, Paul (R-WI) $69,000
Tanner, John (D-TN) $68,500
It's incredible that John McCain, supposedly a 'Maverick' received so much money from the industry and never heard a whisper from the main stream press during the election campaign. And it's even more amazing that any of the above are being taken seriously when it comes to serious reform of the health care industry. A political system that allows such overt corruption and conflict of interest simply cannot be sustainable. Politicians are supposed to represent people, not corporate interests. The enormous sums of money the health care industry throws at them means their roles as an elected representatives are no different to sales people. Except sales people are honest about their motives.