It isn’t a big secret that the Koch brothers, Charles and David, donate a great deal of money to the GOP. It is also pretty obvious what they get in return—huge tax breaks, eased or eliminated regulations on their many businesses and policy measures, like anti-union right-to-work laws and opposition to increasing the minimum wage, that creates downward pressure on wages. In short, the Kochs get a fantastic return on investment, receiving far more than they give to Republicans.
This raises an interesting question; what is it that billionaire investor George Soros gets for his contributions to liberal causes? As far as I can see, nothing. Would higher taxes on wealth, pro-labor policies and tighter regulation of business—including the financial industry—personally enrich Mr. Soros? I don’t think so. Perhaps some of THE CHIEF-LEADER’s more-conservative contributors can enlighten us as to Mr. Soros’s avaricious motives.
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