Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets
by Peter Schweizer
2021-01-01 21:01:55
Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets
by Peter Schweizer
2021-01-01 21:01:55
Schweizer names guilty parties . . . He exposes powerful figures in politics, law firms, and corporations.'' - Forbes Washington is no longer about lawmaking, it''s about moneymakingConventional wisdom holds that Washington is broken because outside ...
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Schweizer names guilty parties . . . He exposes powerful figures in politics, law firms, and corporations.'' - Forbes
Washington is no longer about lawmaking, it''s about moneymaking
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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