Conventional wisdom holds that Washington is broken because outside special interests bribe politicians. The reverse is true: politicians have developed a new set of brass-knuckle legislative tactics designed to extort wealthy industries and donors into forking over big donations -- cash that lawmakers often funnel into the pockets of their friends and family.

Inside this best-selling bombshell of a book, Schweizer reveals the exorbitant secret "fees" each political party charges politicians for top committee assignments; how fourteen members of Congress bagged hundreds of thousands of dollars using a little-known self-loan loophole; how politicians use PACs to bankroll lavish lifestyles; and much more. Washington's extortion racket has gone unreported -- until now.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Schweizer, Peter
ISBN: 9780544334557
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.70
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Year: 2014

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

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