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Here’s How the Koch Brothers Are Getting Involved in Education.
Why are they so interested in our classrooms?
Throughout the history of money pouring in to America’s politicians, few have earned more of an infamous reputation than the Koch brothers. As owners of Koch Industries, Charles and David Koch have a combined net worth of over 100 billion dollars. With income inequality becoming even more of a hot topic in political discourse, that number alone is controversial enough. That being said, it is how they have chosen to spend that money that has made them such well known characters in the American political system.
With unlimited resources at their disposal, the Koch brothers have a long track record of using their financial wealth to create a widespread, intricate web of political influence to further their libertarian agenda throughout the nation. During the 2016 election alone, the Koch brothers spent an unprecedented total of 889 million on elections all over the country. Even more troublesome is the fact that their various networks of political influence aren’t registered under campaign finance laws, and therefore they aren’t required to disclose their donors.
As self-described libertarians, the Koch brothers believe in and advocate for the total privatization of the education system, and through the years they…
