Speaker Paul Ryan

Every time I see that smirk, it seems less like he's smiling and more like he doesn't have a central nervous system. 

The republicans and many of their more affluent voters believe in the ideology of ayn rand. If everyone was familiar with what this meant, we would all understand why they do what they do. I won't go into it in depth, but the short version is a philosophical view whereby absolute selfishness is a virtue, and altruism is seen as a failing. Its a sick ideology. 

That makes perfect sense Natalie - that totally explains their lack of compassion :(