In MA-Sen Race That's All About Health Care, Is GOPer Brown Providing Coverage to Staff?

By GottaLaff

What? An ethical, caring, compassionate, Tea Baggy Republican stiffing his own staff? Why, Cheapy McLyington, what could you be thinking?

The campaign staffers helping Scott Brown for U.S. Senate are being paid as independent contractors rather than as employees and are responsible for paying their own taxes and, presumably, health care coverage. The contractors designation applies from the top tier to lower level staffers who appear to be doing grunt advance work for Brown events and handling volunteers and press.

The decision to treat staffers as independent contractors could save the campaign money on taxes and benefits, experts TPMDC spoke with said, although the precise rationale for the move remains unclear.

The full "explanation" is over at TPM.

Seems like a real swell guy, that Scotty. What a fine Kennedy replacement. Sure as shootin' he'd live up to Uncle Teddy's high standards and ideals.

That was hard to type, even as dripping sarcasm.