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September 24, 2010

Tea Party Backer David Koch Becomes Wealthiest New Yorker
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New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is no longer the wealthiest New Yorker
according to Forbes Magazine. Tea party backer David Koch is now number
one after his income soared from $16 billion to $21.5 billion in 2009.
The New Yorker magazine recently revealed that David Koch and his
brother Charles have quietly helped bankroll the tea party movement and
dozens of other right-wing causes. The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer reported
the Kochs are longtime libertarians who believe in drastically lower
personal and corporate taxes, minimal social services for the needy, and
much less oversight of industry—especially environmental
regulation.



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