Crony capitalism is much easier than competing in an open market. But it erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs by rewarding the politically favored rather than those who provide what consumers want.

We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite.

When a company is not being guided by the products they make and what the customers need, but by how they can manipulate the system - get regulations on their competitors, or mandates on using their products, or eliminating foreign competition - it just lowers the overall standard of living and hurts the disadvantaged the most.

Less than 5% of human population are entrepreneurs & they are richer than 95% of human population that are non-entrepreneurs or consumers,because the less than 5% of human population who are entrepreneurs will have to struggle to meet the needs of the more than 95% of human population that are crass consumers & this will give them the opportunity to be mega rich.

Our elected officials would do well to remember that the most prosperous countries are those that allow consumers - not governments - to direct the use of resources. Allowing the government to pick winners and losers hurts almost everyone, especially our poorest citizens.

Koch companies employ 60,000 Americans, who make many thousands of products that Americans want and need.