Billionaire Press Hits

Billionaires for Wealthcare Counter-Protest Healthcare Demo and Defend Blue Cross

Published by SF Bay Area IMC on February 26, 2010 | Comments

As the Senate prepares for a huge vote on health care legislation, on February 25th residents from San Francisco and surrounding areas gathered at Blue Cross offices at 2 Embarcadero Center to highlight the need for robust reform. These demonstrators came face-to-face with Billionaire defenders of Blue Cross’ right to do whatever they damn well please.

Members of Billionares for Wealthcare demanded honor and respect for the personhood of Blue Cross, and took the opportunity to announce the ticket of Blue Cross/Palin for 2012.

Billionaire Eunice Wentworth said, “Blue Cross has continued enjoying record profits and increased membership, and they have every right to raise prices during a recession. We are here in front of Blue Cross/Anthem corporate offices to let those silly health care reform demonstrators know that we will not allow the health care needs of Americans to affect the profits of billionaires.”

‘Mocktivists’ use humor to protest

Published by Congress.org on February 12, 2010 | Comments

Wearing black suits and the occasional top hat, members of Billionaires for Bush have held signs like “Wealth care, not health care” at legitimate rallies and Tea Party events.

“We want to confuse people long enough that we can engage with them behind party lines,” said Marco Ceglie, a “Billionaire” based in New York.

Raging Grannies light up the age with rage

Published by Guardian / UK on January 13, 2010 | Comments

“As the healthcare debate raged in the US in recent months, for instance, the California grannies could be seen outside corporate conferences dressed up as spoof Billionaires for Wealthcare, wearing plastic arses to “moon” executives driving away.”

When Your Country Calls, Spend Wildly

Published by New York Times on January 9, 2010 | Comments

“The Billionaires,” it turns out, are satirists who engage in street theatrics in tuxedos and on Web sites with names like “Billionaires for Wealthcare,” and make fun of the rich and powerful.

Top 3 Political Pranks of 2009

Published by ZUG on December 26, 2009 | Comments

2. The “Billionaires for Wealthcare” Singing Prank

The American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) have been playing one of the longest running pranks on Americans for some time now. Known as the “Die in Debt Prank,” unsuspecting American families are driven into bankruptcy at the rate of one every ninety seconds, as the insurance companies surprise silly victims by telling them their policy doesn’t cover THAT illness. Hilarity ensues; death follows!

In response, a prank group calling themselves “Billionaires for Wealthcare” infiltrated the closing keynote address of the AHIP convention, and burst into this song:

Direct Action! Billionaires for Wealthcare on the Tails of Single Payer Advocates

Published by SF Bay Area IMC on December 8, 2009 | Comments

‘Satire artists Billionaires for Wealthcare mocked demonstrators at a die-in for healthcare reform in San Francisco with slogans including “Let them eat Advil!” and “Sick people make me rich!”‘