Koch a social liberal
ABC News reports:
Reclusive billionaire David Koch, a powerful donor in American conservative politics, says he’s a “social liberal.”
“I’m basically a libertarian, and I’m a conservative on economic matters, and I’m a social liberal,” Koch told ABC News’ Barbara Walters during an interview for her special “The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2014″ that airs at 9 p.m. ET Sunday on ABC.
Koch, who supports abortion rights and gay marriage, said he isn’t concerned with candidates he supports who don’t share some of his views. He said his primary concern when choosing a candidate to support is their fiscal policies.
Koch is demonised by some of the US left as he is a major donor to fiscally conservative candidates and causes. He is also one of the world’s biggest charitable donors having given over $750 million to cancer research, the arts etc. He has also donated $185 million to MIT and $100 million to a New York hospital.
His beliefs include:
- Repealing victimless crime laws
- Gay marriage
- Legal abortion
- Stem-cell research
- Opposes war on drugs
I agree with him on a lot of issues!