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13. And behind it all is Koch

Thu Sep 29, 2022, 10:00 PM

Sep 2022

“In both stories, we later learn that Garrison is being represented in the case by his employer, Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), which the Washington Post describes as a "conservative public interest law firm." But what you will not learn from either story is that the Pacific Legal Foundation receives extensive funding from right-wing billionaires. And this "public interest law firm" has a record of filing lawsuits that advance its donors' economic and ideological interests.

Among the PLF''s major donors are entities controlled by right-wing billionaire Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries. A Popular Information review of tax filings from 2019 and 2020, the latest available, found that the Charles Koch Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute donated $2,331,550 to PLF in those two years.”

https://popular.info/p/billionaire-backed-legal-group-sues?r=7hhkr&%3Butm_medium=ios&%3Butm_campaign=post

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Big lawsuit against Biden student loan forgiveness gets shot down. Plaintiff now exempt from relief [View all] Tadpole Raisin Sep 2022 OP

Huzzah!!! Stinky The Clown Sep 2022 #1

So brilliant of Biden to include an opt out for those who don't want student loan forgiveness. Tadpole Raisin Sep 2022 #4

Yes, very, very wrong of you... Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #9

Hey, that's the argument against raising corporate taxes William Seger Sep 2022 #17

More fun? Watch this guy now take the pay-off! Grins Sep 2022 #19

Hahahahahahahaha! ellie Sep 2022 #2

JHC Timewas Sep 2022 #3

His stated goal was not his real goal Amishman Sep 2022 #30

Idiot... targetpractice Sep 2022 #5

I don't think math is required for a JD. plimsoll Sep 2022 #16

That was the basis for his challenge MichMan Sep 2022 #18

I know several people denied forgiveness despite meeting the criteria NickB79 Sep 2022 #20

I don't believe he was looking for the "pie-in-the-sky" forgiveness that has been argued about and 3Hotdogs Sep 2022 #23

Right, that is why taking the current forgiveness which is taxable would have cost him $ MichMan Sep 2022 #24

Thanks for your info Tadpole Raisin Sep 2022 #27

To quote the great Barbara Billingsley MurrayDelph Sep 2022 #6

That is one of my favorite movies. crickets Sep 2022 #14

Well, he showed them! Iggo Sep 2022 #7

Gawd underpants Sep 2022 #11

I'm gonna take a wild guess that he didn't Grown2Hate Sep 2022 #8

He is a lawyer MichMan Sep 2022 #25

Without having understood the whole story, Grown2Hate Sep 2022 #28

I didn't know attorneys scamming the public were eligible for that program LiberalFighter Sep 2022 #31

Tax whining is never a good idea? Brainfodder Sep 2022 #10

I suspect his education was unsuccessful. mike_c Sep 2022 #12

And behind it all is Koch Raftergirl Sep 2022 #13

Maybe instead of clogging the courts with frivolous lawsuits gratuitous Sep 2022 #15

Hmmmm... I like it. calimary Sep 2022 #21

LOL. Hoisted by his own petard. spudspud Sep 2022 #22

He didn't screw himself out of anything MichMan Sep 2022 #26

Meh. spudspud Sep 2022 #29