1. How did the Koch brothers describe their political goals and how did they participate politically? The Koch brothers said that they supported "liberty or economic freedom." They spent millions of dollars trying to push American politics to the right side of the spectrum. They aimed to get the government to roll back on environmental and business regulations as well as voting Democrats out of office. 2. How did the Koch family become wealthy? Their father, Fred Koch, founded an oil refinery company and gave David's brother, Charles, the role of running things. Charles Koch turned the company, Koch Industries, into a large, million dollar company. 3. How did David Koch first become involved in politics? David Koch and his brother became interested in libertarian ideas on economics and devoted large amounts of money to the cause. David Koch was even on the ballot as a nominee for vice president for the libertarian party during the 1980 election. 4. Why did the Koc...
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