Dear
Mr. Carrie,
Greetings. I noticed that you made
many mistakes in your open letter to Charles Koch and thought I would point
them out. First the article was not an op-ed and actually posted in Discovery magazine a newsletter for Koch
Industries. Also I have noticed that Russia has never talked about going back
to the Soviet Union since it seems economic freedom has indeed been working.
You make another factual error in claiming he was his grandfather who made his
fortune in Russia when it was actually his father Fred Koch. Also if socialism
is so great and grand why are fewer countries practicing it? Not only has Koch
Industries been oppressed by regulations but also small businesses across the
nation have been oppressed by burdensome and costly regulation that makes it
harder for them to stay in business.
I am not really sure how Mr. Koch can “buy”
politicians since individuals vote and not companies. Wait so Mr. Koch wants
less government and more competition which would mean that Koch Industries
would also fact more competition? Less government and more competition is
actually not in Mr. Koch’s self interest yet he promotes more economic freedom
because everyone from poor to rich would benefit from it. You again make
another factual error in claiming Charles Koch donated $20 million in the year
of the financial crisis to lobby politicians however that is not how much Mr.
Koch donated that is how much his whole company through their PAC donated.
Saying one person contributed $20 million is much different then what actually
happened of $20 million divided amongst 60,000 employees. Again just because a politician
has money doesn’t even mean they win. If you want a case study at Steve Forbes
who spent more than Bill Clinton, and Bob Dole in 1996 yet still lost.
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