They buy American democracy.
Why do you continue to ignore that point?
I don't ignore it. But they aren't the only ones.
I don't know that I'd go so far as to say them, or anyone, "buy democracy."
Do you have any evidence of them purchasing votes? Buying off election officials to rig the vote counts?
No?
They spend money to influence the populace, and to influence the elected officials. They make up a tiny fraction of the cumulative amount of dollars spent doing the same. The left has it's own Koch like people.
What about George Soros? That fucker isn't even an American. At least the Koch guys are Americans.
As I've said, I'm not an expert on these guys, but so far I've not read anything that is unbiased about them that says they are bad people. Their employees seem to be treated pretty well. Their political beliefs seem to be fairly inline with mine, socially liberal, fiscally conservative.
They are pro pot legalization, pro gay marriage, I'd say they probably don't want creation taught in classrooms.
The federal government has become so large that it can and does radically influence big business, so big business influences them. If we had a smaller government, with less power, the need to influence it would decrease proportionally.
You act as if we had this perfect, unbiased, for the people, great government, and then in came the Koch guys and totally ripped it off.
Your hatred of them is irrational.