Sen. Braun benefits from government

It is ironic, if not obscene, that many of 60,000 state employees may be furloughed and state government that serves over 7 million citizens may be shut down because of the intransigence and short-sighted political positions of state Sen. John Braun, chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

Readers should know that Sen. Braun has grown affluent as president of a company, Braun Northwest, that grosses over $30 million a year selling ambulances and emergency equipment to government agencies (Source: Manta.com). The Good Senator has grown rich on the public dime but doesn’t seem willing to pay for crucial state services for his fellow citizens or anything approaching a fair wage to his fellow public servants.

It is amazing to me that state media have not thoroughly covered the hypocrisy of this matter.

This story was originally published May 30, 2017 at 5:03 PM with the headline "Sen. Braun benefits from government."