The Koch Brothers Have a Plan to Make the Tax Bill Popular

[applegrove]

Philip Elliott,Time

https://www.yahoo.com/news/koch-brothers-plan-tax-bill-100159506.html

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The Koch-backed network spans interest groups, advocacy organizations, think tanks and P.R. machines. It went in with $20 million to push for these tax cuts and promised lawmakers that their backs would be covered if they supported it.

An internal report said the Koch organizations knocked on more than 33,000 doors to tell voters about the tax bill’s potential, reached more than 16 million people via digital ads online and ran 111 different digital campaigns. The cost for Wisconsin alone, where many worried about a defection from Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and the re-election bid next year of Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, was $1.6 million.

To build on that, the Koch network on Friday plans to let members of Congress know that the team will be organizing town halls, seminars and workshops in their districts and states to try to re-frame the talk on the tax bill. At the same time, the advocacy groups, such as Americans for Prosperity, will incorporate the pro-tax cuts message into their phone calls and door knocks.

Finally, there will be television, radio and digital ads to promote the bill and, in some cases, the lawmakers who cast votes that made it possible.

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[The_Casual_Observer]

1. They know how horrible this tax thing is, otherwise why do this?

This is the most fascist move yet.

[BigmanPigman]

2. This is why we have to undo everything since Reagun!

His admin started this shit in 1980. It is up to us, the grass roots efforts, to attack them and NOT take the "high road"! Fight fire with fire!

[ProudLib72]

3. Knocking on doors seems like a good way to get shot

People are seriously pissed over this, and I can well imagine it happening.

[ChicagoRonin]

4. Exactly what will this accomplish in the long run?

Since the bill is likely to be signed into law shortly, what's the point of this campaign?
Do they think if they prophylactically talk up the tax bill in a positive light, people won't start noticing when taxes start going up, costs start going up, their wallets get smaller, etc.?

[applegrove]

5. They want the GOP to win in 2018. So they can corrupt the system

even more.