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Billionaire David Koch Dies at 79

posted by martyb on Saturday August 24 2019, @12:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the R.I.P. dept.

Quickkeen writes:

Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother Charles was both celebrated and demonized for transforming American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, died Friday at 79.

The cause of death was not disclosed, but Koch Industries said Koch, who lived in New York City, had contended for years with various illnesses, including prostate cancer.

https://www.twincities.com/2019/08/23/ap-source-billionaire-david-koch-has-died-at-age-79/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/david-koch-dead.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/david-koch-died-conservative-donor-and-philanthropist-dead-age-79-2019-08-23/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/23/david-koch-dies-billionaire-leader-koch-industries-79/2094016001/

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  • (Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday August 25 2019, @09:20PM (2 children)

    by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Sunday August 25 2019, @09:20PM (#885382) Journal

    If you found out that a Koch industry had polluted the ground, water and air on your property and you now had untreatable cancer because of it, would out just say "Meh...they got theirs. Good for them!" Because THAT is what is happening

    Actually, no that isn't not what happened.

    Dupont...Dupont...Dupont...

    No luck finding a Koch example? (They do exist, although their record remains better than most out of necessity, they are fully aware folks are out to get them and behave accordingly.)

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  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday August 25 2019, @10:06PM (1 child)

    by Gaaark (41) on Sunday August 25 2019, @10:06PM (#885390) Journal

    Just one example I knew about: didn't think about who caused it.

    Do you have any?

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    • (Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday August 25 2019, @10:36PM

      by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Sunday August 25 2019, @10:36PM (#885401) Journal

      Off the top of my head? Maybe the Green Bay coal pile dust a few years back is the only thing that comes to mind. Probably more with some searching since there are dozens of Koch companies to chose from.

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