Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets
December 6, 2013
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as posted by the channelConventional wisdom holds that Washington is broken because outside special interests bribe and buy politicians. Peter Schweizer, however, argues that just the reverse is true. Politicians have developed a new set of brass knuckle legislative tactics designed to extort wealthy industries and compel donors into forking over big sums -- cash that lawmakers often funnel into the pockets of their friends and families. Based upon extensive investigative research, Schweizer posits that the problem in our Nation's capital is more about extortion than bribery and that what goes on in Washington is less about law-making than money-making.
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