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Kochs Plan to Spend $900 Million on 2016 Campaign

So, thanks for admitting he was breaking the law in doing such....Nothing the Koch's are doing is illegal....So, if anything Soros should be prosecuted right?

Well, thats one way to read the post. Not sure how you did that, but it's a way.
 
Thoughts are if you have it to spend, go for it. It's their money to spend as they see fit. I can't imagine spending that kind of money on politics but then again I'm sure they wouldn't understand everything I spend my money on either.

This is a funny thread. People are saying Hillary can spend up to 2 billion on her campaign.
 
You talkin' to me? Or yourself?
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Out of curiosity, if someone really liked "Brand X" peanut butter and decided to initiate a campaign to get more people to like the brand would you have a problem with that? What if they spent $900M to get you to change from "Brand Y" to their preferred brand?

I might have a problem with it if the Koch's destroyed competition and became a monopoly simply because they have more money and can outspend both parties put together. It would be the equivalent of only having one brand of peanut butter to chose from and its artificially flavored.
 
And they do this due to their love for their country. Thoughts are?

Kochs Plan to Spend $900 Million on 2016 Campaign

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/u...lumn-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

The political network overseen by the conservative billionaires Charles G. and David H. Koch plans to spend close to $900 million on the 2016 campaign, an unparalelled effort by outside groups to shape a presidential election that is already on track to be the most expensive in history.

The goal, revealed Monday at the Kochs’ annual winter donor retreat near Palm Springs, Calif., would effectively allow their political organization to operate at the same financial scale as the Democratic and Republican parties. In the last presidential election, the Republican National Committee and the party’s two congressional campaign committees spent a total of $657 million.

Good for the Koch brothers! That 900 million might make up for all the funding from the AFL-CIO, ActBlue, American Fed of State Employees Union, American Federation of Teachers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, National Education Association, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Laborers Union, American Association for Justice, Communication Workers of America, Teamsters Union, United Auto Workers, Communication Workers of America, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Newsweb Corp, Emily's List, Sheet Metals Workers Union, National Beer Wholesalers Association, Operating Engineers Union, United Steel Workers, International Association of Fire Workers, Time Warner, Iron Workers Union, Airline Pilots Association, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, American Postal Union, United Transportation Union, University of California, Walt Disney Co., Human Rights Campaign, Saban Capital Group, Skadden Arps Et Al, Seafarers International Union, National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare, Harvard University, National Rural Letter Carriers Assn , National Cmte for an Effective Congress the Democratic party enjoys.

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php
 
You didn't express any. :shrug:

The thread is about the Koch's, so that is why I discussed the Koch's and their power in the right wing. Many corporations donate to both groups, such as Goldman Sachs, so no matter who runs they country Goldman Sachs hold some influence. The Obama Admin has recycled and retained many of the Bush Admin's people on the board of the Federal Reserve. Most of them like Ben Bernanke are former Goldman Sachs people.

We aren't going to see real political change until big money and lobbyists stop influencing and buying the government.

I am 100% against the revolving door, big money in politics, and lobbying DC. It leads to corruption.

Even when I listen to right wing radio, they complain about the "donor class" having too much power in picking an "establishment" candidate like Romney, Jeb, etc. Laura Ingraham specifically says it a lot.
 
The thread is about the Koch's, so that is why I discussed the Koch's and their power in the right wing. Many corporations donate to both groups, such as Goldman Sachs, so no matter who runs they country Goldman Sachs hold some influence. The Obama Admin has recycled and retained many of the Bush Admin's people on the board of the Federal Reserve. Most of them like Ben Bernanke are former Goldman Sachs people.

We aren't going to see real political change until big money and lobbyists stop influencing and buying the government.

I am 100% against the revolving door, big money in politics, and lobbying DC. It leads to corruption.

Even when I listen to right wing radio, they complain about the "donor class" having too much power in picking an "establishment" candidate like Romney, Jeb, etc. Laura Ingraham specifically says it a lot.

"Big money in politics" powers the flow of free, unrationed political speech.
 
"Big money in politics" powers the flow of free, unrationed political speech.

One person, one vote. Giving a select group of people more votes leads to an oligarchy.
 
What part of "who is the party establishment" don't you understand?

What part of enormous power do you miss?
 
Good for the Koch brothers! That 900 million might make up for all the funding from the AFL-CIO, ActBlue, American Fed of State Employees Union, American Federation of Teachers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, National Education Association, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Laborers Union, American Association for Justice, Communication Workers of America, Teamsters Union, United Auto Workers, Communication Workers of America, Plumbers and Pipefitters Union, Newsweb Corp, Emily's List, Sheet Metals Workers Union, National Beer Wholesalers Association, Operating Engineers Union, United Steel Workers, International Association of Fire Workers, Time Warner, Iron Workers Union, Airline Pilots Association, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, American Postal Union, United Transportation Union, University of California, Walt Disney Co., Human Rights Campaign, Saban Capital Group, Skadden Arps Et Al, Seafarers International Union, National Cmte to Preserve Social Security & Medicare, Harvard University, National Rural Letter Carriers Assn , National Cmte for an Effective Congress the Democratic party enjoys.

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php

Here, ya left this off your list from the same source:

For example, this list does not include casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. He and his wife Miriam donated nearly $93 million in 2012 alone to conservative super PACs — enough to put him at No. 2 on this list. Similarly, the list excludes former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has donated more than $19 million in the past two years, largely to groups that support gun control. Neither Adelson nor Bloomberg — or the organizations they report as their employers — qualifies as a "heavy hitter" under our current definition. It's also important to note that we aren't including donations to politically active dark money groups, like Americans for Prosperity, a group linked to the Koch brothers, or the liberal group Patriot Majority — because these groups hide their donors; see a list of top donors that we've been able to identify to such groups. We are working to revise this list to take into account the new realities of campaign finance created by the Citizens United decision, but as it currently stands, there are significant omissions.
 
Has Soros ever spent $900 million on a campaign?

Who knows? You'd probably need a forensic accountant to find out truthfully, but the Koch's haven't either....this is just some blown out of proportion story about some proposed spending on future election that may or may not be the near $900 mil the article talks about...however, it is a tremendous example of how the liberal MSM gets all in a tizzy when their agenda's are threatened....

Example, the story just hit today of Elmendorf telling congress that our debt is now unsustainable by 2025, and not one MSM on Google has it reported....Why?
 
Has Soros ever spent $900 million on a campaign?
If you add up all the web of organizations that he funnels his money through it would be interesting to see a total. But one thing for sure is there isn't a Democrat in office that hasn't benefited from Soros' deep pockets.

While it is being reported that Koch brothers are going to spend 900 million on this next campaign, how much will Soros and all his 527 groups cough up is still to be revealed. And another thing to remember is the Koch brothers have heavily donated to certain Democrats in the past like Mario Cuomo. Soros doesn't have that kind of record. So this whole thread is based on jive time nickel dime Bull S***.
 
They don't have more votes, but their money enables constitutionally protected free speech.


I am aware that five justices on the supreme court interpret the First Amendment as applying political donations, but it has led to an oligarch. Lobbyist have literally been in the room while politicians negotiate and write legislation. They are buying our politicians and paying them off for favors.
 
I am aware that five justices on the supreme court interpret the First Amendment as applying political donations, but it has led to an oligarch. Lobbyist have literally been in the room while politicians negotiate and write legislation. They are buying our politicians and paying them off for favors.

Interested parties have "been in the room" while legislation was negotiated since our Republic was founded.
 
Choosing a President is a little more important than choosing peanut butter. We are already influenced by China and other countries over the products we purchased. Do you want to allow them to buy our Presidency as well?

better them than foreign scumbags like Soros or the left-wing MSNM
 
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