"Every day corporations and other wealthy special interests pump another $2 million into the coffers of our elected officials in Washington and their party committees. For their money they get an estimated $160 billion a year in tax breaks, subsidies, and other sweet deals. That's $160 billion lifted from taxpayers' pockets - or about $1,500 per taxpayer per year! But that's not the worst of it. Their money also buys them the opportunity to shape public policy to suit their bottom lines. Blending satirical bite with research, this call to arms breaks the issue into manageable, kitchen-table topics and makes it accessible with graph, tables, sidebars, quizzes, and fascinating factoids."--Jacket.
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