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[[TIME magazine]] included both Charles and David Koch among the 100 most influential people of 2011. According to the magazine, the list includes "activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry." The article notes the brothers' commitment to [[free-market capitalism|free-market capitalist]] principles, the growth and development of their business, their passion for philanthropy, and their support for conservative organizations and political candidates.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ferguson|first=Andrew|title=The 2011 TIME 100|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066324,00.html|work=TIME|accessdate=22 April 2011|date=April 21, 2011}}</ref>

The Koch supportsbrothers support Republican candidates, who receive 83% of their political donations, and they support [[California Proposition 23 (2010)]].<ref>http://www.followthemoney.org/press/ReportView.phtml?r=434&ext=4</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Foil for the Koch Brothers?|publisher=The New York Times|date=2011-03-15|url=http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/a-foil-for-the-koch-brothers/|accessdate=2012-10-05}}</ref><ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/04/local/la-me-prop-23-koch-20100904</ref><ref>http://www.followthemoney.org/press/ReportView.phtml?r=434</ref> In July 2010, [[New York (magazine)|''New York'' magazine]] profiled him, calling him the "tea party’s wallet".<ref name=Wallet/> However, Koch says that: "I’ve never been to a tea party event. No one representing the tea party has ever even approached me."<ref name=Wallet/>

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