In an interview on CBSSunday Morning, oil industry billionaire Charles Koch made two false or highly implausible claims that were not addressed by CBS’ Anthony Mason: that all of his political spending is “reported” and that he opposes all government subsidies. In reality, Koch-backed dark money groups are heavily involved in elections, and Koch Industries officials have lobbied to protect oil industry subsidies.
The U.S. war in Iraq
has cost $1.7 trillion with an additional $490 billion in benefits owed
to war veterans, expenses that could grow to more than $6 trillion over
the next four decades counting interest, a study released on Thursday
said.
