Книга: Peter Schweizer «Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets»

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

Производитель: "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt"

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... ISBN:9780544103344, 0544103343

Издательство: "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt" (2013)

ISBN: 9780544103344

Peter Schweizer

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Peter Schweizer (born 1964) is a conservative author and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. His book "" received praise from conservative political pundits including Bill O'Reilly.

Schweizer's book "Reagan's War" was the basis of the documentary film "In the Face of Evil". The book recounts Ronald Reagan's multi-decade struggle against Communism and credits him with winning the Cold War.

Bibliography

*"Makers and Takers: Why conservatives work harder, feel happier, have closer families, take fewer drugs, give more generously, value honesty more, are less materialistic and envious, whine less … and even hug their children more than liberals, 2008
*"", 2005 (ISBN 0-385-51349-6.)
*"The Bushes : portrait of a dynasty", 2004, co-authored with Rochelle Schweizer (ISBN 0-385-49863-2)
*"", 2002 (ISBN 0-385-50471-3)
*"Victory: The Reagan Administration's Secret Strategy That Hastened the Collapse of the Soviet Union", 1994 (ISBN 0-87113-567-1)

External links

* [http://www.hoover.org/bios/schweizer.html Schweizer's Bio at the Hoover Institution]

Источник: Peter Schweizer

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