What would say, if you learned that a powerful politician rigged legislation to generate over $100 thousand in personal profit for him, at the same time that it took food out of poor children’s mouths and prevented health care for the needy? Would you think he was heartless? Would you think he was greedy? Would you think he was a crooked man? That man is Paul Ryan.

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the architect of the GOP budget plan, has put forth a plan that calls for ending a number of tax subsidies. However, he has hedged multiple times when asked about oil subsidies. When given the opportunity to end billions in taxpayer giveaways to big oil companies, Ryan voted to preserve the generous subsidies. The Daily Beast’s Daniel Stone is reporting that Ryan’s protection of billions in wasteful oil subsidies may relate to his own personal fortune. Newly released personal finance disclosures reveal that Ryan and his wife “own stakes in four family companies that lease land in Texas and Oklahoma to the very energy companies that benefit from the tax subsidies in Ryan’s budget plan.” Stone reports that those companies are among his most valuable assets… [emphasis added]

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