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muriel_volestrangler

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6. Their combined wealth was above $100 bn this year

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2014, 07:42 PM

May 2014

Median wealth for US adults is $44,911; so, roughly, the brothers are each a million times more wealthy than the typical American. So this is the equivalent of a normal person announcing "I'm going on a $60 spree in political donations!"

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Koch brothers� Americans for Prosperity plans $125 million spending spree [View all] aggiesal May 2014 OP

This is mere pennies to the Koch assholes Blue Owl May 2014 #1

Treason markmyword May 2014 #2

Yup, I've been saying that for years! Initech May 2014 #7

Didn't they each make @ $12 billion last year? rurallib May 2014 #3

King George Lives! onehandle May 2014 #4

Seriously - Fox News would have painted George Washington and Thomas Jefferson as too liberal. Initech May 2014 #8

There was a clip of Hannity admitting that. I should have save it. pam4water May 2014 #11

The Amendment: Loudly May 2014 #5

Their combined wealth was above $100 bn this year muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #6

when am I gonna to get my pony!!!!?!!? Sunlei May 2014 #9

You could try standing out side the republican head quarters sing... pam4water May 2014 #12

Which is Why there needs to be Limits on Anyone's Wealth n/t LarryNM May 2014 #10

Just Goes To Show It Is Not About Media Strategy TomCADem May 2014 #13

, blkmusclmachine May 2014 #14

Endless commercials for months here in NC to the runup of the May primary mnhtnbb May 2014 #15

That's just what we know about. Scuba May 2014 #16