Extortion How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets

Name: Extortion How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets
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ISBN: 9780544103344

ISBN-10: 0544103343

ISBN-13: 9780544103344

Edition: 2013

Authors: Peter Schweizer

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Something fundamental has changed in Washington. The problem used to be that special interests clogged up the system by showering money on politicians. Now the dynamic is reversed: politicians extort the money from us, then use it to buy each other's votes.The problem of money in American politics has become so staggering that it's almost too overwhelming to understand. Why are so few bills passed? Why do so many problems seem to linger on and on despite voters' demands that they be solved? Why is Washington so broken?Thanks to an extraordinary effort by Peter Schweizer and the staff of the Government Accountability Institute, we finally have an answer: money prefers dysfunction. And money…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 10/22/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Peter Schweizer is lives in Palo Alto, California.




Introduction: "Throw Fear"



America's Most Expensive Tollbooth



Protection: For a Price



The Underground Washington Economy



The Double-Milker: You May Not Be Interested in Washington, but Washington Is Interested in You



Slush Funds



Trust Me: You're Gonna Need to Pay Me



Protection for a Price: What About a Washington Corrupt Practices Act?



It's a Family Affair



Conclusion: Protection for the Rest of Us



Republican Party Dues Lists, 2013, and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Member Dues, 2013-2014, 2011-2012



Leadership PAC Spending on Other Candidates During 2012 Election Cycle


Notes


Index


Acknowledgments