Koch Brothers Stunned To Find Some Non-Rich People In Their Lobby
Jim Hightower
June 27, 2014
The gabillionaire Koch brothers feel entitled to occupy the people's elections, barging in with sacks full of corporate cash.
So, how would the brothers feel if the people barged into their political affairs?
To find out, a few citizens recently paid a visit to "Koch Companies Public Sector," the grandiose name the brothers gave to their Washington, D.C. lobbying headquarters.
From there, a covey of high-dollar Koch-headed sapsucker lobbyists flits all around town trying to get lawmakers to take away our Social Security, Medicare, minimum wage, etc -- while also making sure that the two "free-enterprise" proselytizers keep getting their billion-dollar-a-year package of government subsidies.
So, some "commoners" came calling on the Kochs.
Okay, it was more than some -- more like 600.
They're affiliated with National Peoples Action, a scrappy, grassroots network of farmers, workers. clergy, retirees, environmentalists, students, and just plain folks.
The visitors occupied the grand lobby of the lobbyists' building -- forming a picture-perfect contrast between the Powers That Be and the Powers that OUGHT To Be.
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