Aetna CEO Threatened Obamacare Pullout If Feds Opposed Humana Merger

Kind of ironic given that Aetna is largely responsible for the elimination of the public option from the Affordable Care Act.

Thanks again Joe Lieberman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aetna#Lobbying_and_campaign_co...

If you think a ~$100,000 a year to a politician (plus another couple million to some other politicians) is largely responsible for the rules that govern how 20% of our economy functions you are quite mistaken.

There are huge economic and political forces at work that render Aetna's tiny expenditure irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

> If you think a ~$100,000 a year to a politician (plus another couple million to some other politicians) is largely responsible for the rules that govern how 20% of our economy functions you are quite mistaken.

cough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act cough

That was purchased pretty cheaply, and industries affected by copyright(books, movies, music, software, software) are a decent chunk of the economy.