Billionaire Charles Koch on fighting in the political arena
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- čas přidán 10. 10. 2015
- He's a controversial figure in the world of business and political funding. In a rare TV appearance the industrialist and conservative advocate Charles Koch talks to Anthony Mason about his political philosophy, the Tea Party, and his reasons for spending hundreds of millions of dollars to influence elections.
Funny how some of these conservative hardliners only talk about Gerorge Soros but forget to mention the Kock Bothers.
Still like democracy and the "2 party" system?
ok but what does that have to do with you? you don't have american values so you don't understand why conservatives fight for personal and economic freedoms. stick to trying to make your own country even remotely applicable to the 21st century.
@@bobonson9784 Let's make things clear: i was born and raised in Sacramento and i come from a military family.
And yes i'm trying to make my country ''applicable '' for the 21st century. If you want to exchange private messages i'll gladly tell you my address so you can come over. I don't know who you are( and i won't make personal judgments ) but if you're going to tell me i don't have ''american values'' i want you to tell that in front of me and my family.
and what values would that be? American values are being proud through-and-through that this country was founded by intellects who studied and created a society based off ideas from Tocqueville and Adam Smith. That everyone here is entitled to liberty and happiness but that’s only achievable thru hard work. Sitting at home and thinking your entitled to govt paychecks isnt American values.
Probably because if you actually researched it you will find they are way down on the list for political donations.
4:22 The irony of his own home being surrounded by nature and greenery 🤭🤭🤭
Abolish political lobbies.
American politicians are supposed to be looking out for our interests. Period.
Meet with me. Meet with my neighbor.
While you’re in office, you should NOT make any “additional income”, nor be able to take any money from companies that may benefit from your vote.
Oh, what a great and True Democracy of Republican values you dream of!! I, too, share this dream for America.
@@danielsmith9130 Unfortunately, that isn't what Republicans are about anymore. It is progressives who are behind the push to end money in politics.
Well you see, the Koch brother's have an oil refinery right on the Texas shores. They import 500 THOUSAND barrels of oil a DAY from Venezuela to their plant. The Koch brother's also manufacture JET fuel. Venezuela stopped selling oil to our country, and stopped using the US dollar as trade currency. Now our government is over there "Spreading democracy". Ex secretary of state Rex Tillerson, is a major shareholder of exon gas, partnered with shell, a Petroleum based company in the UK. The UK have Venezuelas gold reserve. BOTH companies, exon and shell, make gas, refined from Venezuela oil. Oil that Maduro stopped selling to our country, because we sanctioned them very heavily for "Overcharging" oil, causing the Koch brother's to lose money. Well the Koch brother's make jet fuel. Who in this country needs jet fuel?? You guessed it. Our military. Now we're in Venezuela. Fun fact, the Koch brother's donated 250 MILLION to Trumps 2020 campaign. Why? Because trump is going to get their oil back, from Venezuela. Pay attention to how many people die there. "Rebels", aka, civilians doing everyday jobs, just like you and I.
Actually, the progressives are behind the push to end money in politics for non-progressive politicians. And it is factually impossible to eliminate money from politics. Almost all groups follow the rule of "Rules for thee, and not for me".
vDarkness Falls: Which comic books did you get all of your faux information from?
" I don't mind you being rich. I do however mind you buying the government" - My favorite bumper sticker ever
He's dumping poisonous chemicals into rivers, and burying chemical waste that causes cancer.
It's too bad they own the courts so we can't even take their companies to trial, and hope to win.
Houston hurricane also caused Koch chemical plant Nalco Chemical Company to spill poisonous chemicals into the gulf. Combined with the gulf oil spill and these chemicals there are now piles of dead fish & sea life every day from Naples to the Destin area. All beaches are closed and so many businesses are now gone. FL is dying! Oh, btw. Where did the barges with hurricane victims land?
Inside the Koch Brothers’ Toxic Empire
www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/inside-the-koch-brothers-toxic-empire-164403/
Unfortunately they are also some of the largest earth and environment destroyers in the world.
And you buy their products each day of the week. It's supply and demand don't hate the supplier when you are the consumer.
maybe true, but seems like all the gov't policies they are supporting are right up my alley.
Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of a cancer cell. - Edward Abbey
He was a great writer. I read the Moab book. I forget the title.
A Tree is known by its Fruit!
cows drink water and make milk, snakes drink water and make poison.
will crow but they also eat poison Barry’s
all he cares about is his money, Time for Bernie to get his money out if politics. Vote #BernieSanders2016
I have to admit, I was not sure what their politics were.. Only what I heard on the news... I no longer believe the news. Now that I researched them, I see this much differently.
What exactly did you find out about them.
I should have said I haven't believed the news for a while now.. I re-read my post and it sounds like I don't trust the news based on this video.. that's not the case..
@Proud Deplorable hey mush brain. The Rep's have wanted and had a 2 true society for a very long time. Do a little research and a little bit of thinking
@Proud Deplorable Go back to your Christian sites and get some more facts.
They claim to be Libertarian but are at odds with the Rothbard crowd.
No questions on Venezuela and the need to get their hands on its oil ?
One of the beasts of Revelation. The guy was borne to destroy the environment.
As long as it's MY special interest, it's not special interest.
No joke
Extreme Narcissism at it's most wealthy/powerful level.
...which is the dispersion of power, which minimizes the influencing potential of any special interest group.... including his.
His stumbling to answer the question at 8:11 sums up the whole thing
Juicy Shows he seemed to
Have a really hard time with it.
I don't think they understood their father's message. They are doing the opposite.
the quicker this guy is gone the better
why?
Evil, promoted by corporate media.
They're Patriots fighting for our freedom.
@C B there's nothing funny about that because it's a true statement. These guys are fighting for very pure motives, limited government, following the Constitution and freedom and natural rights. If you want to look for rich people to demonize you should be looking at people like Barack Obama, George Soros and Warren Buffett. Now those are people that want to take our rights away and have the government control everything. They're the ones who are the evil greedy people.
@C B I don't see any evidence of them being Trump Republicans. They may have voted for him in the general election because of our two not so great choices but if anything I think they would have supported Rand Paul in the primaries.
You guys do realize Koch is actually saying the truth right? Some regulations help them and they don’t want that. They are against the game being rigged in their favor.
They are for the same things regular people are for but just because they are rich they get misinterpreted.
I don't care how much they're paying you. You got to have a conscience somewhere.
Psychopaths , who would do that with 48 billion in the bank
If he is so good then why doesn't he bankroll more renewable energy sources?
It cuts into the bottom line of his company's huge fossil fuel profits.
*****
Ya, but we can't talk about that. We need a fictional excuse. Like solar power will only enhance carbon emissions, and possibly gobble up all the available photons farmers need to grow crops, causing food prices to go up by 40-50 times. Never mind the cost of diesel and those shipping costs. Never mind that shit.
@@alexthompson9516 No such thing as fossil fuels. Educate yourself.
Bc he doesn't care to....
They don't want small government for small governments sake, they just don't want government to be bigger or have as much power as They do!!!
I met him in Aspen. I’m a liberal. I mentioned that his efforts to change employment laws that help ex cons get jobs drastically improved the chances of a good friend of mine to get a job. It was a white collar crime and he served his time. The Koch brothers pursued these changes and it did allow my dear friend to get a well deserved second chance. The company he works for has promoted him several times. Charles told me “ You just blew me away. Thank you” it was Christmas Eve 2017. A small but meaningful accord between two political opposites.
white collar criminals already get off too softly.. Crimes of greed... Yet we have millions of prisoners of drug related crimes.. At least most of the drug addicts are trustworthy... unlike the white collar criminals..
@@rrpearsall I've never met a dopehead that was trustworthy and neither have you.
First of all, if you call it a "white collar crime" you're already in the pool of persons effectively destroying any equality goals for this nation. Secondly, if you're in Aspen on Christmas Eve with one of the Koch brothers, you're part of the problem so many Americans have with oppressive elitists, whether you consider yourself one or not. Stop trying to pretend you'd appreciate fair justice in this country...
At some point the pitchforks will catch up with the billionaire class.
Amen brother! There is no end to their greed.
The trillionaires have plans to oppress us.
Values? Wow and she said that with a straight face..... 😂
They need to be taxed into poverty .
HAVE the Kochs and their rich friends pay for the wall
He's against the wall
This was just an ad for Kock Industries not an interview.
These rich old buggers never retire.....
I would love to meet the Koch family
Support programs that help those who did not grow up with your advantage.
I say support those that work hard and strive to stand alone ! Now that make us great !
What a despicable creature he is....
The brothers are you and me
He believes power should be distributed with the people not centralized; yet in his company power is centralized
DESTROYERS OF THE LAND
KOCH BROTHERS
A CURSE TO THE WORLD
Why aren't these criminals in prison?
Anti Soros brothers
I think of successful people like the tea kettle, although up to its neck in hot water, continues to sing And then goes on to soothe the soul with its cup-a-tea. I see the Koch family as not sitting on the stool in the pasture expecting the cow to back up to him to deliver his goods. They achieved because they did not let what they were doing get to them before they got to it! You know they have become America's example of a good work epic; they never gave up, there were lessons to learn along the way and they became good listeners. That's why we should look at them politically and anyone else who learned that lesson (Like Donald J Trump) because they "know how" it is done; success does come at a price and with a proven "formula".
The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all - is the person who argues with him. The first step to wisdom is silence; the second is listening; the third is action. So the very best advice is to see the next 24 hours directly in front of you as opportunity. Choose wisely the direction in which you really want to go to achieve what you want. Putting others before yourself is what makes a leader.
They were born rich! That helps get you to achieving your goals! Their daddy built all of stalins oil refineries but saw the grass (dollars in this case) was greener in America. The story of rich Jewish oligarchs from Russia started with the Bolshevik but now has stopped since Putin stopped them from stealing Russians wealth.
This is an important "news" piece, and I recommend all to watch this.
However, please keep in mind that in our modern world this is an entertainment piece and an opportunity for Charles Koch to make his "sales pitch", put forth any "facts" he chooses unchallenged, and to carefully choose the topics for which he will and will not provide comment. We do not know what forces are on the CBS side, but please be skeptical.
Key points to hear-
- Koch fully admits that he wants the smallest government possible, even one that isn't funded at all. He is what most think of as "Libertarian", and he calls it "classic liberal". Koch has bankrolled most of the anti-government movement and institutions of the past 30-40 years.
-As most of you know, no government means no public emergency services, no public education, no public infrastructure projects, no public research, and the list goes on and on.
- MOST IMPORTANT TO KOCH, and this is not emphasized in the piece, is that no government means no regulation of business and billionaires. This would mean he believes the wealthy should have full right to decimate anything on our planet for their own selfish gain, as if the rest of us shouldn't have a voice at all because we are "poor". This is just what he might believe to be a "fair market".
- Koch admits to providing major funding for the Tea Party, which has destroyed much of our local, State, and Federal government progress and critical programs for most Americans in a very short time.
Unfortunately, there is more to this interview and it will air on CBS on Monday.
Our government and our vote is the power for most Americans. Fight to keep it strong!!
+Michael Francis come on, man. on your first point. do you really think his emphasis on reducing government is such a bad thing? granted i dont know what a workable ideal for government size is, but hell, almost every single time i have a experience with a governmental institution from the service to the product is pure crap. let alone the fact that to fire a government employee especially if it is a minority ( i am one ) is the hardest thing to do under the sun, no matter how incompetent that person is. now hold it there before you say anything or attack. im not libertarian, and i probably dont agree with the extent c. koch wants a deregulated society, but too much government i can tell you from personal experience here and where i come from is not the best thing. history has showed it too many times. what say you?
Michael Francis You are completely right...I mean, the notion of a underfunded government, means no government, that in turn means the complete suppression of the people. Virtually in any way imagen.
You are completely right using the word "think" on the Libertarian label...the word morphed into a new wierd meaning in this modern times.
Well said. People really need to wisen up to these swindlers.
dekubaner you don’t suppose your experiences are crappy because those governmental institutions are underfunded and undercut by people LIKE the Koch brothers...?
wow. pretty good interview.
Hopefully less manipulative money put into our political system
He got nervous when confronted as being an special interest.
Always curious how people like this think what is good for everyone makes more money for them .
I wonder how many employees all of the Koch companies combined have? Georgia pacific paper mills employ thousands worldwide. Just one company. Not sure how many oil refineries they own? A friend who works at a refinery of theirs makes around $100k a year. I would say they enable a lot of people to support their families. Jobs at Georgia Pacific paper mills in my area are sought after because of the pay and benefits. How many jobs that only require a high school diploma do you know start you out at $70k a year? I think if they never contributed to political candidates few would know their names. Since they did they alienated anyone subscribing to the opposite party. Georgia pacific mills are almost all union... that's got to be complicated. Our owners are tea party conservatives but were holding a democrat rally in the breakroom at noon! Lol
@@vf12497439 Good beat a baby unite!
Stop humanizing a toxic monster.
he called himself a 'liberal' lol Bernie would love this
+raiyzo “spades” jr You might be helped by reading the definition of classical liberalism www.sciencedaily.com/terms/classical_liberalism.htm
He is a Globalist a Romney type or Soros.
I admire their hard work. Don't like their politics.
Where's the 2nd half / next day part of this interview?
WAIT... his wife said Wichita is a great “place to run a company that has values?!?!” What planet do those values translate towards? No planet containing oxygen.
Paramecium Tollies I’m not doing that, you’re doing that.
Paramecium Tollies yes!!!! I’m down.
No mention that before the father built a refinery for Stalin he built one for Hitler?
@Dictum1 no.
I'd rather die for something than live for nothing!
Criminals!
Can't they just be happy? If I was a billionaire I wouldn't be trying to do anything.
i hope he ends up miserable
Lol trust me he won't
@@shelbycox6332 well he dead so lol on you
@@clappinbasscheekstv9999 hahha
Shelby Cox we all die no one is that important
Pure Evil.
He should be thrown in jail.
For thought crimes, comrade?
Are there any politically inclined billionaires who are not delusional?
Could it be that he's that tone deaf? That's the nicest thing I can say about him.
oh yes.
Hes not tone deaf. Hes fact deaf and lie rich.
Surprising they don't sell oxycontin.
I liked this interview. Charles seems like a genuine guy, i'm sure his intentions are good.
+Jonathan Laliberte You are an idiot or a shill.
You mean Naive.
stevenbe4201 likewise.
8:20 Right, decentralized government with power dispersed to "the people".
...t"the people" meaning he and his brother.
Say no to the Koch brothers.
Why do you need, not a lot of money, but an insane amount of money? (At the expense of the hunger and sweat of very deserving working people)?
John Birch Criminally Insane.
9:56 A classical liberal??????????? I have officially heard everything now....
+melbop "Classical liberal" is a term that is synonymous with "libertarian". In fact, if you look up classical liberalism on wikipedia, it says "History of Libertarianism redirects here." So yes, Charles Koch is a classical liberal.
okay.....good to know ......Impossible to internalise.... But good to know....
melbop Etymologically speaking, the word "liberal" just means "free man." Historically, if you were "liberal" politcally, it meant you preferred personal freedom and responsibility over government control. It's why the Koch brothers have stances that seemingly contradict with one another in today's politcal climate, such as being both anti-minimum wage and pro-choice and gay marriage. Over time, the word "liberal" came to refer to a politcal position that advocates social liberalism with *increased* government involvement, and drifted so far away from its original meaning that we needed to create redundant words like "libertarian" to describe the original set of politcal stances. If you look at the etymology, they have the same Latin root (liber) and literally mean the same thing (free man).
Charles Koch can't be a classical liberal as he receives government subsidies (corporate welfare) for his oil company. Hypocrites.
we really are in the class. All are on when it comes to how much poverty in America tolerates. American style deprivation.
Our child poverty is twice what it is in Germany, South Korea or Canada. poverty process because the non-poor benefit
God bless Mr. Koch and his family keep fighting the crazy liberals looney tunes.
Mr. Koch family is responsible for wanting to overthrow Venezuelan dictator Maduro. Maduro has cut poverty by 20% since in power. The mainstream media is not showing the huge crowds that support Maduro. Yes it’s a communist regime but let’s not act like this is about human safety when the same US government is friends with Russia, Saudi Arabia, North Korea. Now the US wants to throw a random guy illegally without a vote from the citizens into power. Koch purchases oil from Venezuela but they don’t like the prices Maduro was setting so now they want to take that oil. Trump is bought by the elites. You need to go do your research. Koch brothers are no different than a dictator from Germany.
The tunnage of damage caused...disgusting.
Read 'Dark Money' by Jane Mayer. Quite revealing.
I must say that whenever I consider purchasing a product and I see "Koch" anywhere on it I immediately check if it's any company which has anything to do with them. If it's NOT them I feel relieved and can purchase it with my conscience intact. I'm not spending a single penny on anything which makes those greedy vultures even richer.
Thank You!
Scumbags only invested in themselves...
A wolf in sheep's clothing
Exactly...don't fall for it.
+ZeChrissy C. Can you give specific examples of why he's so bad? Funding groups that push for smaller government doesn't qualify.
+batmanthe The Koch brothers donate huge sums of money to politicians, to make sure that the laws are beneficial to their businesses. The Kochs aren't the only ones, but they are more well known. The real problem is citizens united, which classified donations as free speech, effectively allowing legalized bribery in politics. Our democracy is no longer one for the people, by the people. Our system of government is bought and paid for by the Kochs and other super wealthy people and corporations.
I'm not convinced a democracy without involvement from money is any better or worse. Either way politicians and government employees will get bribes under the table from special interests. Either way democracy is still majority rule and the majority is fucking stupid when it comes to deciding policy.
+798unionpipeliner I don't have any money to buy a politician... So therefore I'm poor and powerless. I'm at the shit end of the rigged system that's designed for, and by the wealthiest.
I enjoyed his reaction to the cartoon...
In my opinion Reed is a horrible person! Without politics no one would know his name!
"I rather due for something than live for nothing"
CK
No, Rambo said that 🤭
"due"??????
Id rather not have to die prematurely to force a decent life for everyone.
I hope he knows he will be remembered as yet another privileged billionaire that perpetuated a system that exploits billions for his own gain. In the long run he will accomplish nothing for humanity but being another force that holds us back.
@@Mrbg123
What is the solution?
The corrupt tier system has always existed.
It is inherent in the egotistical human species.
Slavery has always been with us. Workers today in the West have limited rights. Treated like commodities.
Communism is not the answer.
Look at Cuba and Venezuela today. Both have a hidden elite.
Do these clowns have offspring? #YUCK
One has a son who designs mens clothing that would be dreadfully embarrassing to wear.
Exactly what I was thinking.
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls.
End citizens united
The mean savings account in the US is $11,700. Does that mean that the every billionaire is 58,824 more valuable than you are?
Money equals arrogance in their case
Finding balance and just enough to work is hard for Government. Greed of politicans is always at hand! Wouldnt want to find not enough gov as that could lead to loss of freedom!
"Power (influence and control) always follows property... The only possible way then of preserving the balance of power on the side of equal liberty and public virtue, is to make the acquisition of land (potential productive capital) easy to every member of society: to make a division of the land into small quantities, So that the multitude may be possessed of landed estates (established productive capital)." - John Adams
Yep, looks to me like fake news skews the reality of the Koch’s efforts. I believe in the spirit of their dad, they need to talk seriously about partnering with Trump for the things the country needs.
I wish the Koch brothers had gone bankrupt then starved on the street.
He's got daddy issues...his father. He's terrifying. Everything he saying is counter to what he actually doing. Yikes
If Koch really gave a damn he would give big bucks to juditial watch...
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He should reinstate the glass steagal act
They brought America.
Good thing he gave this interview because he's been misrepresented by the media, at best. Why america doesn't celebrate the successful true american stories that span multi generations of success within some families I don't know. Both the Kochs and Trumps have very interesting, successful american stories. Had my parent afforded me the same opportunities they had I'd wonder if I could have achieved the same influence. They must be doing something right.
Mmm no sell that bull to someone who is blind
Ironical. Quashing special interest when engaging in the same.
Ya . They are a curse to the earth . But not to themselves
This guy chose the fight over peace and quiet. He grew and industry and spends his golden years under death threats. Thnx anyone?
Koch industries has the happiest and most satisfied workforce of any major corporation in the world...
surprisingly, he seems like a good guy..
Yeah see republican supporters are nice.
The devil is charming.
every successful con man seems like a good guy.
Koch is against my own personal interests and probably yours too. When he talks about the "positive" influence his money has on our politics, he's referring to the special business deals and low taxes that benefit himself at the expense of others, who don't have money to influence the world like Koch can.
Before I worked for Garin-Hart-Yang Strategic Research Group, I had no idea who they were. People are shaped by their experience, and of their experience, we know too little. The King of Kings would say, you shall have no other gods but me, and He would say, you shall love the Lord Your God with all your being.
Hey koch, you know what will make my life better? Getting your money out of politics!!!
The greed on his face is terrible only thing he missing is the horns on his head
His father was instrumental to the formation of the John Birch Society in the 1950's.
His father built a refinery in Germany in 1937.
These guys are UNION busters, low ball wages and benefits.
Amalgamated Potato Packing Pocatello gasoline for Hitler
Did they say 100,000 employees?
JBS opposed the Vietnam war.
Did someone in the Russian Mafia break his foot? O_O
I wanna be on a hit list :(
What's funny is Charle's politics is close to what Howard Buffett's was, Howard being Warren's dad.