Letters: Why the Koch brothers are different
Re “Big spenders,” Letters, April 8
One letter writer asserts that exposing the Koch brothers’ financial involvement in various conservative causes is mudslinging. He claims their political spending is no different than that of major Democratic donors such as George Soros and unions.
What the writer fails to acknowledge is that the Kochs fund a web of foundations and organizations created by and for themselves to promote their own views. Their political groups are given populist-sounding names — such as Americans for Prosperity — that distract from their real purpose, which is to protect the Kochs’ extraordinary personal fortune.
And, but for their wealth, many of these organizations would either cease to exist or lack real political clout.
In comparison, when Soros and unions make political donations, they do not take extraordinary lengths to hide their involvement. We know to whom they gave and how much. The same cannot be said for the Kochs.
That is the difference.
Robert J. Switzer
West Hollywood
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