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Extortion

Extortion


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About the Book

"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.
About the Author: Best-selling author of Throw Them All Out, PETER SCHWEIZER is president of the Government Accountability Institute and a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780544334557
  • Publisher: Mariner Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Mariner Books
  • Depth: 19
  • Height: 208 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets
  • Width: 137 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0544334558
  • Publisher Date: 07 Oct 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: Reprint
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 204 gr


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