In July President Obama praised the Koch Brother’s support for criminal justice reform. They are also giving a $25 million gift to a college fund. They have a $20 million branding campaign featuring their 60,000 American employees entitled “We are Koch.” Charles Koch is publishing a book about his philosophy called “Good Profit.”
It ain’t gonna work. The brothers, according to a report in the Times by Nicholas Confessore, have budgeted 889 million for the 2016 election. That money will not go to Bernie Sanders.
An old Texas expression comes to mind: You can put earrings on a hog and call it Jane, but it is still a hog. The Koch Brothers are still the Koch Brothers.
The Koch brothers don't give money away. They always expect something in return. A couple years back they made a donation to PBS and in return PBS decided not to do a documentary about them. I assume that they were pleased with their return on investment.
ReplyDeleteAs for the college fund--that is chump change for the Kochs. It's like leaving a penny tip for the waitress.
I agree. The amount of money they are putting into the college fund is such a tiny percentage of what they have it is an embarrassment.
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