outsidethebox Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I keep hearing lefties talking about these Koch brothers funding the Tea party and the busting up unions. Anyone have a scoop on who they are? How much power they actually have in this country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Cthulhu Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Just two brothers livin' large. Koch Industries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ieatcrayonz Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I keep hearing lefties talking about these Koch brothers funding the Tea party and the busting up unions. Anyone have a scoop on who they are? How much power they actually have in this country? The one that was in the Olympics had a beard just like Fitz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I keep hearing lefties talking about these Koch brothers funding the Tea party and the busting up unions. Anyone have a scoop on who they are? How much power they actually have in this country? They're kind of the right wing equivalent of George Soros, which really rubs the hypocritical douche bag wing of the left the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 One of the brothers speaks out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 One of the brothers speaks out. Couldn't be any clearer than this guy. Can we get him to run for president? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 They donate quite a bit to PBS. You always hear "The David H. Koch Charitable Trust" after NOVA, Frontline, etc. So, I guess they must be pinko leftists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Cthulhu Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 They're kind of the right wing equivalent of George Soros, which really rubs the hypocritical douche bag wing of the left the wrong way. Exactly, the same way Soros makes the douchebags on the right apoplectic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Hedd Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I posted this link as a topic here last summer and it was met with minimal response. Wasn't surprised though on a board where a topic started by one of the Neocons here of a racist punk cleverly doctoring a videotape of an inconsequential organization like ACORN can be met with hundreds of posts of rabid frothing furor. Hopefully this will help you understand the Koch heads http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I posted this link as a topic here last summer and it was met with minimal response. Wasn't surprised though on a board where a topic started by one of the Neocons here of a racist punk cleverly doctoring a videotape of an inconsequential organization like ACORN can be met with hundreds of posts of rabid frothing furor. Hopefully this will help you understand the Koch heads http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer Wow. I like em. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Frenkle Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Wow. I like em. Thanks for posting. A middle-of-the-road, thinking man like yourself? I find that hard to believe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 A middle-of-the-road, thinking man like yourself? I find that hard to believe! Do you think it is cool Soros does much the same (although perhaps to a lesser scale, not sure)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Wow. I like em. Thanks for posting. You read and digested that whole article in 14 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hey look! There are mountains over there! And, there are valleys over there! Wow! Incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 You read and digested that whole article in 14 minutes? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hey they have too much money and therefore too much power. Let's take away a bunch of that money in the form of some sort of taxes to reduce the amount of power they have. [/booster4324] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hey they have too much money and therefore too much power. Let's take away a bunch of that money in the form of some sort of taxes to reduce the amount of power they have. [/booster4324] No one is going to do anything evil with money. /Chef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 No one is going to do anything evil with money. /Chef So your thoughts are that because a few people, and I'm talking a very small percentage, may abuse the power that comes with money we should excessively tax all of the super affluent? How about we punish the ones that abuse the power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 So your thoughts are that because a few people, and I'm talking a very small percentage, may abuse the power that comes with money we should excessively tax all of the super affluent? How about we punish the ones that abuse the power. Better question: the federal government takes in some two trillion a year. Why aren't they evil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Better question: the federal government takes in some two trillion a year. Why aren't they evil? Who said they aren't? Not me, certainly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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