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There was a great Freakonomics podcast[0] where they interviewed a Koch brother. It seems like they truly believe that is what would be best for the country. They are Libertarians and believe in it's tenets to their core.

[0] http://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-hate-koch-brothers-part-...



That's pretty much my take on the Kochs as well. They seem to contribute to things they believe in, which incidentally includes public radio stations and hospitals [0]. You may not like their politics--and many do not--but so far everything I have read or heard about them supports the notion they are sincere in their beliefs.

The problem is not so much the Kochs as the fact that we've permitted a political system to arise in the US that allows a disproportionate amount of wealth to flow to a relatively small number of people and to allow those lucky few an outsized influence on the evolution of said system. Those two things are not unconnected.

[0] https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2015/06/26/t...




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