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A Look at the Koch Brothers Dark-Money Network

Posted by samzenpus on from the pay-no-attention-to-the-men-behind-the-curtain dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The California attorney general and the state's top election watchdog named the 'Koch brothers network' of donors and dark-money nonprofits as the true source of $15 million in secret donations made last year to influence two bitterly fought ballot propositions in California. State officials unmasked the Kochs' network as part of a settlement deal that ends a nearly year-long investigation into the source of the secret donations that flowed in California last fall."

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  1. Re:And how is this any different... by epyT-R · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Please, enough of this no true scotsman shit.. The democrats in this country support:

    1. wealth redistribution
    2. encouraging class segregation across race, gender, sexual orientation under the guise of promoting unity. This ensures support at the polls.
    3. encouraging policy that encroaches on an ever growing list of daily life activities for various fallacious reasons (safety, the children, and other usual suspects).
    4. using tax as a punitive measure to curb undesirable behavior/freedom.

    That's 'socialist' in my book. Usually these statements come from EU countries run by 'social democrats' who are simply further along this agenda than their brothers are in the US. It's just a question of degree, not intent or philosophy.