Charles Koch issues his instructions to the peasants

America's most powerful new nobleman Charles G. Koch's has issued his instructions to his retainers in the Congress and the States, and to all of his bands of peasant inquisitors. Koch's instructions were relayed through the nobility's favorite broadsheet the Wall Street Journal.

Why Koch Industries Is Speaking Out
MARCH 1, 2011

"By CHARLES G. KOCH

Years of tremendous overspending by federal, state and local governments have brought us face-to-face with an economic crisis."

Charles resents that the government provides services that he and his companies have no need for, and wost of all that the government has the effrontery to expect him and his companies to help pay for those services.

"For many years, I, my family and our company have contributed to a variety of intellectual and political causes working to solve these problems. Because of our activism, we've been vilified by various groups. Despite this criticism, we're determined to keep contributing and standing up for those politicians, like Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who are taking these challenges seriously."

Yes he and his brother are determined to roll the clock of our government back 100 years, before socialist evils like the income tax, unions, and modern climate science. Walker is one of Charles' loyal retainers as Walker demonstrated when he was Punked.

Charles rails at length against government budget shortfalls, but any thought that he or his brother should sacrifice anything more to help solve the problem is unthinkable, and excluded from any consideration.

"Government spending on business only aggravates the problem. Too many businesses have successfully lobbied for special favors and treatment by seeking mandates for their products, subsidies (in the form of cash payments from the government), and regulations or tariffs to keep more efficient competitors at bay.
Crony capitalism is much easier than competing in an open market. But it erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs by rewarding the politically favored rather than those who provide what consumers want."

I see that the concept of irony is unknown to Charles Koch. But then he tries to justify his being very successful at gaming the system with an"everybody does it" argument.

"Because every other company in a given industry is accepting market-distorting programs, Koch companies have had little option but to do so as well, simply to remain competitive and help sustain our 50,000 U.S.-based jobs."

Then Charles instructs his retainers in the Congress and Provincial Capitals on what nature country he and his companies would like to see America become, with almost all of the nation's resources in private hands (preferably with the lion's share in the hands of a clique of like minded Plutocrats).

"Our elected officials would do well to remember that the most prosperous countries are those that allow consumers—not governments—to direct the use of resources. Allowing the government to pick winners and losers hurts almost everyone, especially our poorest citizens."

No Charles, the most prosperous countries invest their resources in their human assets, as well as curbing unbridled corporate power.

2010 Human Development Index
#1 Norway 0.938 (steady)

#2 Australia 0.937 (steady)

#3 New Zealand 0.907 (increase 17)

#4 United States 0.902 (increase 9)