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Found this interesting after reading damage control in a repuke forum: Reuters) - The billionaire Koch brothers -- whose deep pockets and small-government philosophy have made them conservative powerhouses -- are playing an influential role in the drive to strip public employee unions of their rights to bargain in several U.S. states.
Charles and David Koch, who both rank 24th on the Forbes list of the world's richest people with $17.5 billion each, are behind campaign donations of tens of thousands, if not millions, of dollars to Republicans leading the anti-union effort.
"They're the poster boys for the incredible out-sized influence that corporate America has on our government right now," said Mary Boyle of the left-leaning group Common Cause.
In Wisconsin, state records show new Republican Governor Scott Walker's campaign received $43,000 last year from the political action committee of Koch Industries Inc, the energy and consumer products giant co-owned by the brothers.
The low-profile brothers also gave $1 million to the Republican Governors Association, which spent $3.4 million attacking Walker's Democratic opponent. Charles Koch and his wife each gave the limit of $11,000 to Republican Governor John Kasich's campaign in Ohio, which is also weighing curbs on union power.
The group Americans for Prosperity, founded by David Koch and aligned with the Tea Party movement, has launched a $342,000 advertising campaign in support of Walker's effort to end collective bargaining for most state workers.
now go look at the damage control put out in the infamous "square" run rat run your exposed again! I must say he must have worked overtime to post the garbage he spread and wrap poop in a wrapper to fool the ignorant!
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