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We oppose all corporate welfare, whether we benefit or not. You will find that our policy positions mainly hurt our profitability rather than help it.

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Charles Koch
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: November 1
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Charles G. Koch
Charles de Ganahl Koch
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We try to evaluate how much value an employee is creating here and reward them accordingly.
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If you've got a dirty job, the best way is to help each other and then you'll create this culture of mutual benefit. And then you've got to understand who your customer is and create value for them and so on.
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The great thing about my parents is they didn't preach anything they didn't practice.
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