Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets - Couverture rigide

Schweizer, Peter

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0544103343 ISBN 13 : 9780544103344

Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

*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.

Revue de presse

"Throw Them All Out is filled with stories of petty theft and so-called honest graft . . . Unsparingly bipartisan in [its] criticism of Washington . . . Mr. Schweizer has performed a valuable service to his country." -- Washington Times

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0544103343
• ISBN 13: 9780544103344
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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