"The vast and shadowy network of the Kochs' political groups now includes its own intelligence operation." Just great-- more spying on us.

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COMMENTS:
*  If they are doing so well they why do they feel the need to stack the deck even more in their favor?
*  Wouldnt it be more accurate to say that the Koch brothers have gotten much more rich under a GOP controlled Congress and a Roberts Supreme Court?
*  Congress makes the laws,, not the President. If you want to change the laws then you change Congess. The Koch brothers own these guys.
*  If you are blaming a President for this, you do not understand politics. The President probably has less than 2% influence in this area, look at CONGRESS first, and the SUPREME COURT second, the Preident is near the botom of this list.
*  I don't think it's about money anymore for people like the Koch. Right now I think it's more about power and control; the ability to push their agendas.
*  At least they are not barking about "Making America Great again". It was always great for the wealthy.
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The Koch Brothers Have Gotten Much, Much Richer Under Obama
Their net worth has more than doubled since the president was elected.
By Sam Levine, January 23, 2016

Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers who have spent hundreds of millions of dollars building a conservative network to oppose Democrats, have actually done very well for themselves since President Barack Obama took office.

The Koch brothers, who believe strongly in a market-based libertarian philosophy, each had a net worth of $19 billion in 2008, the year Obama was elected to office, according to Forbes. The fortune dipped slightly in 2009 to $16 billion amid a financial crisis that was caused, in part, by the kind of limited government oversight they believe in.

But the Kochs have rebounded nicely. According to Forbes, the brothers are now worth $41 billion each, meaning their fortune has more than doubled under Obama.

The president called out the billionaires in August for backing efforts to block renewable energy standards. The Koch brothers have lobbied for tax breaks that favor their energy interests and funded efforts to repeal renewable energy standards at the state level.

The vast and shadowy network of the Kochs' political groups now includes its own intelligence operation. They spent around $400 million on the 2012 campaign and  pledged to spend an unprecedented almost $900 million on the 2016 election.
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