First published 2013
Peter Schweizer investigates the financial schemes that drive American politics. He documents how the Obama Administration threatened industries with criminal probes while sparing major donors. He reveals John Boehner's practice of collecting donations before scheduling critical House votes. Schweizer shows politicians converting campaign funds into personal luxuries like limousines, private aircraft, and resort vacations. He uncovers a congressional loophole that lets members secretly tie their voting records to cash payments. The book argues that lawmakers focus on generating income rather than creating legislation. Schweizer presents evidence of an underground economy where votes become commodities. His investigation explains why Congress operates as a money-making enterprise disguised as democratic governance.
Genres: business, american, political-science, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: expos
Period: 21st-Century
250 pages · Hardcover · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt