Koch Brothers and Minimum Wages

Not that David and Charles Koch don't already have enough out there to criticize them for, but now this:

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/07/10/2280101/charles-koch-minimum-wage/?fb_comment_id=fbc_171519016361714_370369_172913936222222&mobile=nc#f2e6451d8cb6fa

If we bring back the guillotines, may they be first in line.

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