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ELI5: The Koch brothers and their sphere of influence

I so often see mentioned when big political events go on, often under extremely shady and devious circumstances. How do they have so much influence in politics while staying out of the spotlight?
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The Koch brothers are, according to Forbes, together the 6th wealthiest people in the world. They are pretty shameless about using that wealth to exert a significant influence on politics, invariably to push forward politicians and legislation that would work to increase their own profits. They are not involved in politics to "make things better for America/the world", but rather to push the system in a direction that makes it easier for them to maintain and increase their own wealth. They've played a big part in promoting right wing extremism in America, and have also done a fair amount to screw over the environment in their pursuit of even greater wealth. They are pretty much the quintessential selfish/evil über-wealthy capitalists; think Mr. Burns x1000.