As long as the Western powers persist in willfully deluding themselves about the true nature and direction of Russia, they will not only persist in squandering large amounts of taxpayer funds on Moscow and continue to ignore the fact that the undisciplined transfers of billions in financial aid to that country, particularly since the early 1990s, has contributed to its present crisis.
Starting in 2014, only large businesses who have employees receiving taxpayer-funded health assistance will pay an assessment to help offset the cost of those subsidies to the American taxpayer.