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How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
November 2013
On Sale: October 22, 2013
256 pages ISBN: 0544103343 EAN: 9780544103344 Kindle: B00E9FYUQM Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Political
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.
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