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I don't think the Koch brothers are all that bad. CMV

Now, if you are a liberal or conservative, socialist or capitalist, it doesn't matter.  I don't think the Koch brothers deserve the flack they get. Here's why....

Both the Koch brothers are extremely high profile philanthropists, pledging to donate more than half of their income to philanthropy. I could post links as sources, but they're really easy to find. They fund a great deal of arts, education, and scientific research. They may be fighting the Affordable Care Act, but it's really hard to argue that they don't give a damn about poor, sick people when they've donated many millions to helping the sick and needy. 

If the Koch brothers were really trying to deregulate things just to boost their profits for selfish means, they would not be as high profile and outspoken. Could it possibly be that they just simply believe that laissez-faire capitalism and libertarian policies are simply best for America and they feel strongly enough about that to donate money to those causes for the same reasons they donate to other charitable causes? I think it's much more likely that they really are fighting for an ideal and are not crony capitalists.

Again, whether or not you believe in conservative/libertarian causes is not the debate here. I'm trying to argue that they may just simply be donating to these political causes because they believe they are what's morally right and not because these causes will fatten their own wallets.
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A large part of the flack that they get is because people don't like the idea that a single person (or family) can spend $60 million influencing elections every four years. Regardless of whether they are doing it to ultimately generate a >$60 million return down the line or whether they are doing it because they are deeply conservative at their core and think that's best for the country, people don't like the idea that two rich guys can have a significant effect on election outcomes just by spending money. For people who dislike the campaign finance system and the largely unrestricted flow of money into elections, the Koch Brothers will always be a bogeyman.