Thank you Jon Stewart for Doing It Right!
If you would like answers to baffling questions like these:
Why is America 83% in favor of health insurance companies being required to accept pre-existing conditions, yet only 43% in favor of Obamacare?
Why after six years of growth on Wall Street, lowering Unemployment, bringing healthcare reform and encouraging public schools with unprecedented resources for teachers which will minimize the unpaid "at home" hours they are required to engage in, is Obama's acceptance level only 43%?
Why, even after the Speaker of the House has admitted to the public that it is Congress who is holding up Immigration Reform (for the last six years) and even after the elections in November will continue to hold up Immigration Reform for another two years -- is the News Industry still pointing their finger at Obama?
Why, after Obama wrote an executive order directing activities which will insure the proper adoption of ACA by companies who have between 50 and 100 employees, which is well within his job description, and historically not even close to being a over-reach -- did Congress (while blocking, and fighting to make ACA fail) sue Obama with cheers coming from across the Internet?
Why, with only an 8% approval rating for their performance for the last two years, and the culture of obstruction they have created, do any of the Congressmen coming up for election in November have any chance of wining? Let alone, in some states, an edge in winning?For answers to these and other troubling questions tumbling around in the educated minds of America, the Koch Brothers are a good place to start.
The goals of the Koch brothers, truly, do not have your best interests in mind. Here's a list that has been complied and researched.
- We urge the repeal of federal campaign finance laws, and the immediate abolition of the despotic Federal Election Commission.”
- “We favor the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid programs.”
- “We oppose any compulsory insurance or tax-supported plan to provide health services, including those which finance abortion services.”
- “We also favor the deregulation of the medical insurance industry.”
- “We favor the repeal of the fraudulent, virtually bankrupt, and increasingly oppressive Social Security system. Pending that repeal, participation in Social Security should be made voluntary.”
- “We propose the abolition of the governmental Postal Service. The present system, in addition to being inefficient, encourages governmental surveillance of private correspondence. Pending abolition, we call for an end to the monopoly system and for allowing free competition in all aspects of postal service.”
- “We oppose all personal and corporate income taxation, including capital gains taxes.”
- “We support the eventual repeal of all taxation.”
- “As an interim measure, all criminal and civil sanctions against tax evasion should be terminated immediately.”
- “We support repeal of all law which impede the ability of any person to find employment, such as minimum wage laws.” (in other words, those willing to work for a $1.00 and hour should be allowed to do so - GH).
- “We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.” (No more public School system at all.. everyone should homeschool - GH).
- “We condemn compulsory education laws … and we call for the immediate repeal of such laws.”
- “We support the repeal of all taxes on the income or property of private schools, whether profit or non-profit.”
- “We support the abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency.” (because they own Big Oil - GH)
- “We support abolition of the Department of Energy.”
- “We call for the dissolution of all government agencies concerned with transportation, including the Department of Transportation.”
- “We demand the return of America's railroad system to private ownership. We call for the privatization of the public roads and national highway system.”
- “We specifically oppose laws requiring an individual to buy or use so-called "self-protection" equipment such as safety belts, air bags, or crash helmets.”
- “We advocate the abolition of the Federal Aviation Administration.”
- “We advocate the abolition of the Food and Drug Administration.”
- “We support an end to all subsidies for child-bearing built into our present laws, including all welfare plans and the provision of tax-supported services for children.”
- “We oppose all government welfare, relief projects, and ‘aid to the poor’ programs. All these government programs are privacy-invading, paternalistic, demeaning, and inefficient. The proper source of help for such persons is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals.”
- “We call for the privatization of the inland waterways, and of the distribution system that brings water to industry, agriculture and households.”
- “We call for the repeal of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.” (their company is the only one I know of, which has a felony record for homicide.. two homicides actually -- GH)
- “We call for the abolition of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.” (If it blows up in your face, it's your fault, you bought it! - GH)
- “We support the repeal of all state usury laws.”
Some investigative media on the Koch brothers, and their actions against our way of life.
Bernie Sanders Exposes Koch Brothers' Goals | Crooks and ...
crooksandliars.com/.../bernie-sanders-exposes-koch-bro...
Inside The Koch Empire: How The Brothers Plan To ... - Forbes
www.forbes.com/.../inside-the-koch-empire-how-the-brothers-pla...
Forbes
2014 elections: Koch brothers launch new super PAC for ...
www.politico.com/.../2014-elections-koch-brothers-super-pac-10...
Politico
The Koch Brothers – Exposed! | Rolling Stone
www.rollingstone.com/.../the-koch-brothers-exposed-2012...
Rolling Stone
America Has Never Faced The Threat Posed by the Koch ...
www.politicususa.com/.../america-faced-threat-posed-koch-brothers-con...
Koch family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_family
Wikipedia
Inside the Koch Brothers' Expensive Echo Chamber - Truthout
truth-out.org/.../1856-inside-the-koch-brothers’-expensive-echo...
Truthout
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../who-are-the-koch-brot...
The Huffington Post
3 Nothing Really Compares to the Koch Brothers' Political ...
billmoyers.com/.../nothing-really-compares-to-the-koch-b...
Bill D. Moyers
Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power - Los Angeles Times
articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/06/nation/la-na-koch-brothers-20110206
Koch Brothers Exposed | The Nation
Exposing the Koch brothers - Salon.com
www.salon.com/2012/03/30/exposing_the_koch_brothers/
Salon
Koch brothers eye states, not Congress, for health care goals
www.msnbc.com/rachel.../koch-brothers-eye-states-healthcare-goals
Are Koch Brothers Republicans or Just Kochs? - Bloomberg ...
www.bloombergview.com/.../are-koch-brothers-republicans-or-just-koch...
AZ gubernatorial candidate caught on tape sucking up to ...
educationvotes.nea.org/.../az-gubernatori...
National Education Association
Koch Brothers Make Climate Activists New Target - The ...
www.thedailybeast.com/.../koch-brothers-make-climate-a...
The Daily Beast
