Extortion
How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2013]
Format: Book
Description: 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
A bombshell investigation reveals how Washington really works: politicians extort money from us, then use it to buy each other's votes. Best-selling author Peter Schweizer reveals:*Obama's "Protection Money": How the Obama Administration targeted industries for criminal investigation but chose not to pursue key political donors.*John Boehner's "Tollbooth": How the Speaker of the House extracts money by soliciting political donations before he will hold crucial votes on the House floor.*The "Slush Fund": How politicians extract "campaign contributions" and then convert them to bankroll lavish lifestyles complete with limos, private jets, golf at five-star resorts, fine wines, and cash for family members.*Capitol Hill's "Underground Economy": How congressmen use a little-known loophole that allows them to secretly link their votes to cash. Extortion finally makes clear why Congress is so dysfunctional: it's all about making money, not making law.
ISBN:
9780544103344
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GOV Politics US Sch | Main (Downtown) | Display - Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Références bibliographiques: pages 203-238.
Références bibliographiques: pages 203-238.