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> [The poorest Americans use three time the energy as the percentage of their income as the average American does. This is going to disproportionately hurt the poor. It may make the whole electric grid unstable, depending on how it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/the-poorest-americans-use-three-time-the-energy-as-the-percentage-of/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

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## More by Charles Koch

> [If you're a leader at any level and your people aren't challenging you, you've got to change that or you can't be a leader…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/if-you-re-a-leader-at-any-level-and-your-people-aren-t-challenging/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [Our system here of creating value for others and having people do the right thing, exchange information, and so on only works if people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/our-system-here-of-creating-value-for-others-and-having-people-do-the/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [You can't start taking away benefits if people don't have any opportunities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/you-can-t-start-taking-away-benefits-if-people-don-t-have-any/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [I've been blessed by learning certain principles and values that transformed my life and enabled me to accomplish more than I really had the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/i-ve-been-blessed-by-learning-certain-principles-and-values-that/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [In business, real jobs profitably produce goods and services that people value more highly than their alternatives. Subsidizing inefficient jobs is costly, wastes resources,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/in-business-real-jobs-profitably-produce-goods-and-services-that/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [Just Donald Trump's tenor and insulting of people is just beyond the pale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/just-donald-trump-s-tenor-and-insulting-of-people-is-just-beyond-the/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/i-studied-what-principles-under-laid-peace-and-prosperity-and/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [They say your genetics are going to set your direction regardless of what happens, but I think there's more to it than that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/they-say-your-genetics-are-going-to-set-your-direction-regardless-of/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [I have been a libertarian in my past but now I consider myself a classical liberal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/i-have-been-a-libertarian-in-my-past-but-now-i-consider-myself-a/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [We oppose all corporate welfare, whether we benefit or not. You will find that our policy positions mainly hurt our profitability rather than help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/we-oppose-all-corporate-welfare-whether-we-benefit-or-not-you-will/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [ The trajectory of this country \[USA\] is not positive and particularly for the disadvantaged, as we see what's happening. The gains in productivity have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/the-trajectory-of-this-country-usa-is-not-positive-and-particularly/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [The role of business is to provide products and services that make people's live better - while using fewer resources - and to act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/the-role-of-business-is-to-provide-products-and-services-that-make/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [To end cronyism we must end government's ability to dole out favors and rig the market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/to-end-cronyism-we-must-end-government-s-ability-to-dole-out-favors/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [How do we make people's lives better unless we find the truth of what works and what doesn't?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/how-do-we-make-people-s-lives-better-unless-we-find-the-truth-of-what/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

> [You pass a program and get people dependent on it, making it brutal to get rid of. The key is not letting it get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-koch/you-pass-a-program-and-get-people-dependent-on-it-making-it-brutal-to/)

[Charles Koch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-koch/)

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