David Koch
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Oct 2, 2026
Anthony ScaramucciGUEST
And so by 2010, we had the advent of the political action committees.
Anthony ScaramucciGUEST
You may remember the Koch brothers, Charles and David Koch.
Anthony ScaramucciGUEST
I don't know if you're familiar with them.
Anthony ScaramucciGUEST
It's Koch Industries based in Wichita, Kansas.
Anthony ScaramucciGUEST
When the political action committees became available, they went out and raised hundreds upon hundreds of millions of dollars, and they put it into state and local elections which help them control the congressional districts.
Anthony ScaramucciGUEST
You know, remember, you have the lowest registration numbers for the Republicans.
SophieHOST
Right? And Mayer gives it names and faces.
SophieHOST
At the center are Charles and the late David Koch.
SophieHOST
Their father, Fred, was a founding member of the John Birch Society who hated the New Deal.
SophieHOST
So this isn't a story about guys who just want a tax break.
JoanneAUDIENCE
We're always responding to the Republican manifesto.
JoanneAUDIENCE
They had their first manifesto or they came out with it in 1997 with the Project for the New American Century, which is signed by the same people who promoted Koch's platform when he ran for, I think it was David Koch, who ran for president in 1980.
JoanneAUDIENCE
Now, all this has been reincarnated in the project for 2025 and is being put into effect by Trump.
JoanneAUDIENCE
I think we need to take the initiative.
Shane McInnesHOST
Yeah, Paul, you make a great point.
Shane McInnesHOST
I'm actually going to catch up with David Koch a little bit later in the program.
Shane McInnesHOST
We spoke about interest rates yesterday, but David Koch penned a letter to Michelle Bullock, the head of the RBA today saying, come out and explain to people how why you are increasing interest rates as a result of government spending.
Shane McInnesHOST
Because it's not you and I, Paul, going out and buying big TVs, going on fancy holidays and having massive parties that are leading ultimately to inflation.
Shane McInnesHOST
It is a result of government spending.
45 MINS LATER
Shane McInnesHOST
I want to return to a conversation we had yesterday about this potential interest rate hike as soon as next week.
Shane McInnesHOST
It's headed our way next Tuesday.
Shane McInnesHOST
I'm going to catch up with David Koch, former host of Sunrise, current economic director at Compare the Market.
JoanneAUDIENCE
We're always responding to the Republican manifesto.
JoanneAUDIENCE
They had their first manifesto, or they came out with it in 1997, with the Project for the New American Century, which is signed by the same people who promoted Coach's platform as when he ran for, I think it was David Koch, who ran for president in 1980.
JoanneAUDIENCE
Now, all this has been reincarnated in the project for 2025 and is being put into effect by Trump.
JoanneAUDIENCE
I think we need to take the initiative.
Thom HartmannHOST
And the libertarians borrowed very heavily.
Thom HartmannHOST
In fact, 1980, David Koch ran for president of the libertarian ticket on a platform of ending all government programs except the military and basically the military.
Thom HartmannHOST
Oh, and the court system.
Thom HartmannHOST
And in that election, you know, Reagan won it because, you know, he cut a deal with the Ayatollahs to hold on to the hostages and screw Jimmy Carter.