Catherine Rampell: Why do Republicans hate consumers?

Why do Republicans hate consumers so much?Seriously. It's bizarre. Whenever they get the chance, Republican officials seem intent on bleeding consumers dry. Or at least celebrating others' bloodletting.Such consumers might be 9/11 first responders and brain-injured National Football League players alleged to have been bilked out of millions of dollars from legal settlements. Or a student who took out thousands of dollars in loans for a degree that turned out to be worthless, from a for-profit sc