Definitely a clarifying moment:
The Government Knows Best | Power Line: These “investments” at best advance Koch’s political ideology and at worst misinform American voters. Either way, they are hardly a replacement for “government spend[ing]” on things like food assistance and basic medical service.TP, of course, never mentions the Kochs’ charitable contributions, like donations to cancer research amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, that dwarf their political activities. But here is the fundamental point: the idea that the government can spend your money better than you can, so the more money the government takes from you the better, is the essence of liberalism. Yet we rarely see it expressed so openly. Charles Koch has provided us with a clarifying moment. It would be a great thing if every election were perceived as a referendum on the question, who can best decide how to spend your money? You, or the government?
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