Story highlights One prominent political donor agrees with another on fighting corruption

But Jonathan Soros argues that government is vital to accomplishing worthy ends for society

Soros says Charles Koch's vision of a radically smaller government is a danger

Jonathan Soros is chief executive officer of JS Capital Management LLC, a private investment firm. He is also a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, a think tank based in New York. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.

(CNN) Dear Charles Koch,

I don't know you any better than you know Bernie Sanders, but I very much appreciate your recent effort in a Washington Post op-ed to publicly identify common ground with him about our "political and economic system that is often rigged to help the privileged few at the expense of everyone else." I would like to attempt the same with you.

Jonathan Soros

Many who share my political views will call you a hypocrite or worse, but as someone who sees daily attacks against my family that I view as slanderous, I have always been more inclined to allow that you are principally motivated by what you believe to be in the public interest, even if it often coincides with your financial interest.

I was thrilled to see you diagnose the cronyism and corruption of our government as a principal motivation of yours. For too long, too many Republicans have been unwilling to acknowledge that the power of moneyed interests is a cause for concern. Democrats, for their part, have been too quick to point their fingers only at you and other mega-donors, while unwilling to address the heart of the problem: the much smaller sums used by lobbyists and special interests to buy influence with incumbents of both parties.

The sad truth is that our politics is as much divided between insiders and outsiders as it is between left and right. Those with money and relationships, like you and me, are on the inside, while everyday Americans find themselves increasingly left out. It's refreshing to see you acknowledge this.

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