"a billionaire born to a millionaire would likely think that"

[phantom power]

I suppose when you are that rich, from birth, it pollutes your perspective. The normal services that us mortals might use government for, you just purchase outright via the brute force of unlimited money.

It's absurd to think that the only possible form of oppression comes from government, but a billionaire born to a millionaire would likely think that. He's never had to work for anyone. He's never been subjected to the tyranny of the workplace or the shackles of poverty. That experience tends to give you a different perspective on what "freedom" actually means.

But never let it be said that he has no feelings for the oppressed. He does. In fact, he's very sensitive. It turns out nobody will listen to him and nobody understands him

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He simply cannot understand why anyone would think there is a need for government functions beyond the most rudimentary form of security. After all, Charles Koch doesn't need them. In fact, he thinks they hurt him. If they didn't exist he would have more freedom, which is the only thing he could possibly believe he doesn't have enough of in this world. (Sometimes I think these guys confuse freedom with time, but that's another story ...) He's just a regular guy like you and me, right? We'll all be free if only the government would take its jackbooted foot off the necks of good job-creators like the Koch Brothers.

It always amuses me to see billionaires talk about "those in power" as if it's someone other than themselves. I'd love to see Charles Koch have to spend a month in the life of a secretary who works in one of his offices. Then let's see what he thinks about "power" and "freedom" and who has it and who doesn't.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/04/true-believer-thingsgobetterwithkoch.html

[GeorgeGist]

1. Ahem...

[Turn CO Blue]

2. Pretty sick of these trustfund silver spooners turned billionaires, who rob the treasury and

stepped on the backs of tens of thousands of workers, stepped on millions of consumers, tricked and bought their way to get even more money, having the gall to lecture the rest of us on any topic whatsoever. Kochs: just STFU.

Sunlight needed and lots of it.

These guys need their insular bubble popped. They shouldn't be able to look out the window or go to a meeting or drive home without seeing skywriting, protest signs and even their own damned employees telling them how WRONG they are.

Their phones should be ringing off the hook.

[Atman]

3. Shared. I'm sure this will help pare down my FB friends list.

I so hate to "defriend" people. This way they get to do the dirty work.

[applegrove]

4. "The only thing he doesn't have enough of in this world" so true.

[gulliver]

5. Contemptible Daddy's Boys

That's the Kochs. They earned nothing of what they have. The Koch's hatred of the government is the villain's hatred of the hero, not deep philosophy.

And the Kochs aren't villains just because they are rich. Lots of the wealthy are good people, probably most of them. The Kochs are the tyrannical, weakling offspring of a rotten father. They never got past their rotten upbringing. They are the poster children for a confiscatory estate tax.

[dhill926]

7. spot on….

[Dustlawyer]

6. How nice it would be to throw them out on their asses with no money and watch what happens.

It would make a great reality show, one I would NEVER miss an episode of!

[CFLDem]

9. Here here!!!

[emsimon33]

8. The French Revolution had some good ideas!