The same WellPoint bastards that brought you rescinding-health-policies-of-breast-cancer-patients are now bringing you fighting-Democratic-recall-efforts-in-Wisconsin:
Republican and Democratic groups are pouring money into Wisconsin with eight legislative recalls scheduled this month and control of the state Senate hanging in the balance.
The Republican State Leadership Committee, based in Alexandria, Virginia, has spent about $370,000 on the special elections, while the Washington-based Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has spent about $250,000, according to documents filed with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board in Madison.
Wellpoint Inc. (WLP), an Indianapolis-based health insurer that has been critical of the new federal health-care law, is among the top donors to Republican organizations active in the contests, including $450,000 to the RSLC and $250,000 to the Republican Governors Association.
Wellpoint gave $842,000 to the RSLC for the 2010 elections. State officials are playing a key role in implementing -- or fighting -- the new health law. Kristin Binns, a Wellpoint spokeswoman, didn’t return a phone call seeking comment.
Who is joining WellPoint in this evil fight? Yup, the Koch brothers:
Among the national groups that focus on state races, the most prolific fundraiser was the RGA, which raised $22.2 million in the first six months of this year. Of that sum, $1 million came from David Koch, the executive vice president of Wichita, Kansas-based Koch Industries Inc. Another $500,000 was given by Kenneth Griffin, chief executive officer of the Chicago-based hedge fund Citadel Investment Group LLC.
Anyway, just an FYI as to where your health insurance premium dollars are going...
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