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 Add to Wish List
A bombshell investigation reveals how Washington really works: politicians extort money from us, then use it to buy each otherβs votes. Best-selling author Peter Schweizer reveals:
*Obamaβs "Protection Money": How the Obama Administration targeted industries for criminal investigation but chose not to pursue key political donors.
*John Boehnerβs "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 Hillβs "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: itβs all about making money, not making law.
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