(This caricature of the right-wing extremist Koch brothers is by DonkeyHotey.)David and Charles Koch are multi-billionaires, and they think they can use that money to buy a government that will tilt the economic playing field even more in their favor. Toward that end, these extremist right-wingers spent hundreds of millions of dollars in 2012 to get teabagger GOP politicians elected -- and it is expected they will spend just as much (or more) in 2014 and 2016.
It is time for ordinary American citizens to fight back, and show the Koch brothers that we want a democracy -- not a plutocracy with them giving all the orders. We can do this in a couple of ways. First, and most important, go to the polls and vote this November -- and vote against the right-wing Republicans being funded by the Koch brothers. If enough people show up at the polls, it won't matter how much money the Koch's spend.
Second, we can hit them in the pocketbook. Simply don't buy any products made by companies owned or controlled by the Koch brothers. If they are going to spend some of their profits trying to turn America into a fascist plutocracy, then make sure they don't make any of that profit off of you. Personally, I think this is something all moderates and progressives should be doing. Here is a list of Koch brothers companies and products (from The Fifth Column).
Koch Industry Gasoline: Chevron
Union
Union 76
Conoco Koch Industry/Georgia-Pacific Products: Angel Soft toilet paper
Brawny paper towels
Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
Mardi Gras napkins and towels
Quilted Northern toilet paper
Soft ‘n Gentle toilet paper
Sparkle napkins
Vanity fair napkins
Zee napkins Koch Industry/Invista Products: COMFOREL® fiberfill
COOLMAX® fabric
CORDURA® fabric
DACRON® fiber
POLYSHIELD® resin
SOLARMAX® fabric
SOMERELLE® bedding products
STAINMASTER® carpet
SUPPLEX® fabric
TACTEL® fiber
TACTESSE® carpet fiber
TERATE® polyols
TERATHANE® polyether glycol
THERMOLITE® fabric
PHENREZ® resin
POLARGUARD® fiber and
LYCRA® fiber Georgia Pacific Building products Dense Armor Drywall and Decking
ToughArmor Gypsum board
Georgia pacific Plytanium Plywood
Flexrock
Densglass sheathing
G/P Industrial plasters (some products used by a lot of crafters)-
Agricultural Plaster
Arts & Crafts Plaster
Dental Plaster
General Purpose Plaster
Glass-reinforced Gypsum (GRG)
Industrial Tooling Plaster
Investment Casting Plaster
Medical Plaster
Metal Casting Plaster
Pottery Plaster
FibreStrong Rim board
G/P Lam board
Blue Ribbon OSB Rated Sheathing
Blue Ribbon Sub-floor
DryGuard Enhanced OSB
Nautilus Wall Sheathing
Thermostat OSB Radiant Barrier Sheathing
Broadspan Engineered Wood Products
XJ 85 I-Joists
FireDefender Banded Cores
FireDefender FS
FireDefender Mineral Core
Hardboard and Thin MDF including Auto Hardboard,
Perforated Hardboard and Thin MDF
Wood Fiberboard -
Commercial Roof Fiberboard
Hushboard Sound Deadening Board
Regular Fiberboard Sheathing
Structural Fiberboard Sheathing
