Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Scared Shitless--Lions, and Tigers and Bears Edition
Back in the dark ages when I was in high school, one of my teachers had a poster hanging in her classroom that said, "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
Believe it or not, there are times when I wonder if perhaps I worry a bit too much about the corporate/right-wing agenda, if indeed their agenda is as coordinated as it seems, if it's as damaging to the poor and middle class as I think.
After reading this (admittedly a few months behind) piece by Jane Mayer about the Koch brothers, the answers are I don't worry enough, it's more coordinated than it seems, and it will destroy the poor and middle class (or, more accurately, make them one and the same).
Peace,
emaycee
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Well, shit:
ReplyDeleteIn the mid-eighties, the Kochs provided millions of dollars to George Mason University, in Arlington, Virginia, to set up another think tank. Now known as the Mercatus Center, it promotes itself as “the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems.” Financial records show that the Koch family foundations have contributed more than thirty million dollars to George Mason, much of which has gone to the Mercatus Center, a nonprofit organization. “It’s ground zero for deregulation policy in Washington,” Rob Stein, the Democratic strategist, said. It is an unusual arrangement. “George Mason is a public university, and receives public funds,” Stein noted. “Virginia is hosting an institution that the Kochs practically control.”
At least I hear that George Mason University has one intelligent, liberal mind attending.