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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/02/05/a-rare-look-inside-the-koch-brothers-political-empire/A rare look inside the Koch brothers political empire
By Matea Gold
February 5 at 2:19 pm
The labyrinthian design of the political network backed by the Koch brothers and their fellow conservative donors serves several purposes, but one of the biggest is to ensure the privacy of its financial backers. As we detailed last month, the money flows through a complex maze of tax-exempt groups and limited liability corporations, creating multiple barriers that shield the identities of the donors. Such anonymous contributions should be allowed, Charles Koch has argued, to protect people from the attacks that he and his brother David and their company have fielded. Critics say the Kochs and their allies seek to influence elections without accountability.

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A rare look into the Koch Brothers' scumpiles. (Original Post)
Nanjing to Seoul
Feb 2014
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The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us
cantbeserious
Feb 2014
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Warpy
(114,321 posts)1. No wonder when we start to tug on one thread of the spider web
we find a Koch brother sitting right in the middle of it.
They need to be stopped before they wreck this country completely.
... I think they already have.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)2. kick nominate
Also see another source on this
The Koch Brothers Left a Confidential Document
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024452707
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)3. The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us
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WhiteTara
(31,145 posts)5. It can only be healed by removing the head
the Kochs must be removed from the political field.