To all who drop the name Koch Brothers in political discussions....
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
January 19, 2012 11:38pm CST
Guess who has $10 million invested in Georgia Pacific (a Koch Brothers company)?
The Wisconsin Education Association Councel (WEAC)! That's right, when Wisconsin Teachers pay their union dues, part of their money goes to support the Koch brothers. When Wisconsin teachers retire, part of their pension is funded by the success of Koch Brothers investments.
So when you're spewing your hatred for anyone who is "in bed" with the Koch brothers, I guess you're spewing your hatred for WEAC and every retired teacher from Wisconsin.
It's hilarious! For months the teachers unions have encouraged all the lefties in Wisconsin to boycott any company with any connection to the Walker campaign (including if any of the employees made any private donations). Yet they were neck deep involved with the very brothers they spew hatred for all along!!!
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@knoodleknight18 (917)
• United States
21 Jan 12
Remember that game, the six degrees of Kevin Bacon? The one where you tried to link any other to him with 6 movies or less. Well you could probably do the same thing with any political issue and investing. Only we spend more time watching movies than paying attention to politics. I can almost guarantee you any time there's some questionable spending in congress or a group lobbying for against something they have a financial investment closely related. I find it funny that this is one of the few times where there is such a conflict of interest.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
22 Jan 12
This isn't "6 degrees" or even "3 degrees", this is the very people who are telling us to hate the Koch brother being heavily invested in them. They are further in bed with the Koch brothers than Scott Walker ever was.
There is no defending these lying sacks of corrupt trash (the union leaders).
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
23 Jan 12
Yeah, that does happen. However, all we hear from the unionistas is "boycott Koch Brothers", while they are secretly investing heavily into them.
This means that every teacher who retired while members of their union relies on the success of Georgia Pacific. That company failing costs everyone whose pension funds are tied to Koch Brothers success.
In other words, when they call for those boycotts, they are hurting the people they are claiming to care about most.
@knoodleknight18 (917)
• United States
23 Jan 12
Well you could consider the fact that the relationship is like: teachers union retirement fund Georgia Pacific Koch Brothers. Some of them might not have been aware of the relationship as many union members ofyen don't pay attention past paying dues and taking benefits. Of course they could move that investment elsewhere were they smart. But unions often represent their own interest above it's members.
@piyushbhatia1 (11695)
• India
8 Jul 20
All the business people out there know that without political involvement they won't be able to stay in business. Hence they make all the effort to keep the politicians happy in turn the politicians keep them happy.
