3 Oligarchs-Turned-GOP Governors Who Are Laying Ruin to Their States
Bevin, Rauner and Scott are only too happy to attack the poor at every turn while their own fortunes continue to grow.
1. Florida Gov. Rick Scott
Scott’s net worth, according to the Tampa Bay Times, went from $84 million in 2012 to $132 million in 2013 to
$147 million by the summer of 2015. Despite being reelected by a narrow margin in 2014, Scott remains unpopular in Florida; in most polls, his approval ratings have generally been in the
low 40s.
2. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin
Because of his association with the Tea Party and the animosity between him and Sen. Mitch McConnell, Bevin was able to sell himself as an “outsider” when he ran for governor of Kentucky in 2015—and it worked. But Bevin is as corporatist as it gets, and he is bitterly opposed to any policies that help Kentucky’s working class. In addition to attacking Kynect, Bevin is an anti-union supporter of “right to work” laws and he has pushed for cuts to public education and
state universities
3. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner
Before being elected governor of Illinois in 2014, Rauner made a fortune in private equity and pension management. That included the pensions of public workers. But as governor of Illinois, Rauner has insisted the state cannot afford defined-benefit pensions and he has fought hard to
move government workers to 401(k)-type plans, which have failed private-sector workers miserably when it comes to retirement security. Banksters couldn’t ask for a better friend.
As governor, Rauner has also shown his contempt for working-class residents of Illinois by calling for
deep cuts to Medicaid and higher education, and has slashed funding for programs that helped homeless youths and victims of domestic violence. Rauner, a multi-millionaire, has proposed reducing Illinois’ minimum wage from $8.25 to $7.25 an hour, and he believes that unions for government workers should not be allowed to require dues.
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