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mikeysnot

(4,756 posts)
27. they are sociopaths
Wed May 1, 2013, 10:19 AM
May 2013

Greg Palast talks about them a lot and how they are cheating the Native Americans by skimming off the top t increase their share of oil.

According to the transcript of the secretly recorded tape, Charles Koch was chuckling like a six-year old. Koch was having a hell of a laugh over pilfering a few hundred dollars' worth of oil from a couple of dirt-poor Indians on the Osage Reservation.

Why did Koch, worth about $3 billion at the time (now $20 billion) need to boost a few bucks from some Indian in a trailer home? Koch answered:

"I want my fair share – and that's all of it."

Now "all of it" includes a pipeline, the Keystone XL, which would run the world's filthiest oil, crude made from tar sands, down from Canada to his family's refinery on the Gulf Coast of Texas.


http://www.gregpalast.com/i-want-my-fair-share-and-thats-all-of-it-the-kochs-the-xl-pipeline/
The American dream BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #1
Our poor are not considered valuable enough to meet their Human capital worth..... midnight Apr 2013 #3
Been reading and watching a lot of Chomsky lectures lately BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #6
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Why is there not a thread for Money in Politics? DrewDogan Apr 2013 #4
Thanks Drew and welcome.. I'm not sure I can answer that question... But I hope someone with more midnight Apr 2013 #8
Right on! I have been here awhile and have been trying to raise awareness for the need for Dustlawyer Apr 2013 #10
Welcome to go on DrewDogan Apr 2013 #18
There don't seem to be many here at DU who recognize it. Dustlawyer Apr 2013 #20
Thanks and good to know DrewDogan Apr 2013 #21
I'm sure they ARE laughing at us Addison Apr 2013 #24
Great idea. Brigid Apr 2013 #15
Go Cubs! DrewDogan Apr 2013 #16
Great site! Brigid Apr 2013 #17
It is gettig really tough these days mikeysnot May 2013 #26
Heartless bastards mokawanis Apr 2013 #5
Appalling. cyberswede Apr 2013 #7
I think that the new kid in town, the new crime family is the Koch Krime Family. So long to the Bush rhett o rick Apr 2013 #9
The two are teamed up to take over the GOP voter data bases for the entire country.... I'm not sure midnight Apr 2013 #12
"According to HUD, it would cost $20 billion to end homelessness in the United States." Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #11
This is another reason to repeal those tax breaks for the wealthy. midnight Apr 2013 #13
Of course, but it is within our power to STOP HOMELESSNESS THIS YEAR with existing funds. Pterodactyl Apr 2013 #22
I like this idea.. It would be so wonderful to get this taken care of.... midnight Apr 2013 #23
...and they despise Obama. What did they expect to happen Lucky Luciano Apr 2013 #14
I think your right.... He helped them hold onto more in this financial storm than the poor and midnight Apr 2013 #19
they are sociopaths mikeysnot May 2013 #27
To be honest, we've always been a country of the heartless rich. Myrina May 2013 #25
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