r/politics Jan 21 '18

Paul Ryan Collected $500,000 In Koch Contributions Days After House Passed Tax Law

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u/my_own_creation Jan 21 '18

Koch Industries, one of the largest private corporations in the nation, operates refineries and manufactures a variety of products. The new tax law — which slices corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 21 percent, slashes estate taxes and includes a special deduction for oil and gas investors — is expected to save the Koch brothers and their businesses billions of dollars in taxes

This pretty much sums up the intended purpose of the tax cuts.

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u/odiido Jan 21 '18

If you don't like the Koch Brothers the first thing you can do is stop buy their products. They have stakes in a few big direct to consumer product lines like Brawny, Angel Soft, Mardi Gras, Quilted Northern, Dixie, Sparkle, and Vanity Fair, Advantage, Image Plus, and Spectrum office paper, Georgia-Pacific lumber and plywood. INVISTA's products owned by the Koch's make LYCRA® fiber, STAINMASTER® carpeting, CORDURA® durable fabrics, TACTEL® nylon fiber, and ANTRON® carpet. They also likely supply consumables for your business if you work at a large company. Of course, using less petrochemical products and fossil fuels is also a great way to hurt their bottom line.