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WeAreKochs's JournalKansas is a Cautionary Tale of Big (Koch Industries) Money Drowning Out Voters Voices
USA Today reported that “the House’s powerful tax-writing committee approved a bill Thursday that would ban the IRS from collecting the names of donors to tax-exempt groups.” In an interview with the paper, “Freedom Partners chairman and Koch Industries executive Mark Holden said Americans have the right to ‘anonymous free speech.’” This type of unlimited, unaccountable, political spending is an existential threat to our political institutions.
For a case study in the corrupting influence of unlimited, unaccountable, political spending by special interests like Koch Industries and Freedom Partners, consider the curious case of Kansas.
Read More: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/04/30/1521867/-Kansas-is-a-Cautionary-Tale-of-Big-Koch-Industries-Money-Drowning-Out-Voters-Voices-Kansas-KSleg
Developing Story: How Koch Industries Is Responsible for Kansas Budget Woes
In 2014, the Wichita Eagle asked Kansas Governor Sam Brownback directly whether he thought Koch Industries had "undue influence" in state politics. It also asked Koch Industries directly, whether it was lobbying for the "Kansas LLC law," which financially benefits shareholders of Koch Industries-affiliated LLCs while costing the state an estimated $261 million a year in lost revenue. Koch Industries spokeswoman Melissa Cohlmia issued an e-mail statement:
"No. Koch did not lobby or advocate for a change in the Kansas LLC law," she said. "We didn’t lobby on the tax plan in 2012; we don’t know whether we will lobby to maintain it."
As we have previously reported, affiliates of Koch Industries, Charles Koch, and/or David Koch appear to be the nexus of support behind the "Kansas LLC Law." This law is now facing considerable opposition from both Kansas citizens and the small businesses that the law was purportedly benefiting.
Read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/04/22/1518820/-How-Koch-Industries-Is-Responsible-for-Kansas-Budget-Woes-WeAreKoch-KSleg
Koch Industries' HILARIOUS "Unbelievably Epic Social Media Mega-Fail" (BuzzFeed)
How a social media complement to feel-good TV ads promoting a company’s wholesome American image ended up focusing people on the company’s ethical lapses and fringe politics—and left its trademark search page dominated by a picture of the gates to Auschwitz
http://www.buzzfeed.com/wearekochs/unbelievably-epic-social-media-mega-fail-weareko-wj8v
In all seriousness, is it even possible to imagine a worse marketing fail than having your "from the American heartland" BS end up at Auschwitz.
Couldn't happen to a more deserving company!
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