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HiPointDem

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15. the kochs aren't the only funders though, or even necessarily the biggest.
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 12:57 AM
Sep 2012

it's a mistake to think the kochs are it, although they seem to be the bete noire of the moment at DU.

Exxon, for example, has given nearly a million to heritage since 1998; the rev. moon organization (that's the korea connection below) was a funder (don't know what's happened since old moon died); steve forbes, holland coors, dick scaife are on the board, all possessed of quite sizeable personal fortunes & donor networks. DeVoses also in the mix. The usual suspects, iow.

According to Media Transparency, the Heritage Foundation received $61,944,537 in foundation grants from organizations such as: the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, the Scaife Foundations, the John M. Olin Foundation, Inc., Castle Rock Foundation, JM Foundation, Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation, the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, and the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation.

Heritage has received donations from the East Asian nations of South Korea and Taiwan; SourceWatch reports that in 1988 Korean intelligence discovered that Heritage received $2.2 million from the South Korean National Assembly during the 1980's. Although Heritage denies this claim, they do admit to receiving a $400,000 grant from the Korean conglomerate Samsung.
The Korea Foundation, a conduit of the Korean government, has also donated almost $1 million to Heritage in the past three years.


http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/heritage-foundation

Plus moon & scaife are connected to various intelligence operations.

everything's not about the kochs. though a lot is, lol.


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Romney is undertaxed 30-40% Zambero Sep 2012 #1
And he is overpaid... Lasher Sep 2012 #3
+1 nt Live and Learn Sep 2012 #18
These people make it easy to hate them. JRLeft Sep 2012 #2
Makes sense. Knock down government wages to justify JFN1 Sep 2012 #4
Exactly! nt Live and Learn Sep 2012 #19
I think he decided he doesn't really want to be president Speck Tater Sep 2012 #5
i've said it from the beginning: professionals don't run a campaign this lousy without it being HiPointDem Sep 2012 #7
Fuck you, Romney. porphyrian Sep 2012 #6
I guess that's a joke? Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2012 #8
so much for his claim to increase take home pay N/T nycbiscuit Sep 2012 #9
I guess the military falls under government worker too... Historic NY Sep 2012 #10
CEOs are overpaid about 400x and under taxed 40%. Initech Sep 2012 #11
Wherever you see "Heritage Foundation", read the Koch brothers bhikkhu Sep 2012 #12
the kochs aren't the only funders though, or even necessarily the biggest. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #15
0. GOP/romney says government workers overpaid 30-40% on average. Bassettman Sep 2012 #13
Heritage Foundation "scholars" are overpaid by right wing billionaires Jack Rabbit Sep 2012 #14
Romney is wrong. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #16
Gosh, so are community health service doctors paid more than private practice docs? riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #17
Sorry Mittwit, the public workers meme is getting old. Live and Learn Sep 2012 #20
Republicans hate working people. B Calm Sep 2012 #21
I'm a federal employee Victor_c3 Sep 2012 #22
It's the other way around. mattclearing Sep 2012 #23
Agreed louis c Sep 2012 #24
yup, beat me to it. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2012 #25
$174,000 per year is how much our elected officials in Washington make justiceischeap Sep 2012 #26
There goes Virginia n2doc Sep 2012 #27
Why isn't this an ad in every swing state? RagAss Sep 2012 #28
Okay, let's look jmowreader Sep 2012 #29
+1. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #30
And here's what Heritage relies on: does their data suppoer their conclusions? JHB Sep 2012 #31
I have never seen an election where the GOP consistently tries to make their tent smaller. modem77 Sep 2012 #32
The Heritage Foundation? Le Taz Hot Sep 2012 #33
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