For the most part, the only people who favour allowing the wealthy to buy elections are … the wealthy. And, of course, the politicians who sell their souls downriver for those billionaire’s dollars. Our friend Annie has an eye-opening post on the topic that I think you will find quite interesting … and anger-inducing as well. Thank you, Annie!
“Unfortunately, we’ve found that [inhibiting billionaires from buying elections] is a winning message, for both the general public and also conservatives. It was most persuasive, convincing, riled them up the most.”
The speaker is Kyle McKenzie, research director for Stand Together, a nonprofit advocacy group run by the right-wing oil billionaire Charles Koch. McKenzie was presenting survey findings at a meeting held on January 8—two days after it became clear the Democrats had gained control of the Senate.
Other meeting participants included long-time tax opponent Grover Norquist and two prominent Republican staff members: Caleb Hays is general counsel to Republicans on the House Administration Committee; Steve Donaldson is a policy adviser to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
McKenzie’s findings were not what these folks hoped to hear.
Jane Mayer, a long-time staff writer for The New Yorker, somehow acquired this remarkable tape…
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Let me just mention this from the Wikipedia article on Charles Koch: “In Charles’ first years of life (until 1940) they also had a strict German teacher who scared them with German children’s books like Struwwelpeter and presented Adolf Hitler as a role model.” Any questions about how such people become exactly what they are today? 😉 or better ;-( Michael
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Perfectly stated … no, it isn’t any wonder that they are who they are today. Sigh.
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Exactly what all reasonable people say.
Cwtch
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Indeed so … but sadly there seem to be fewer and fewer reasonable people these days.
Cwtch
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