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Politicians’ Extortion Racket
interests, politicians are engaged in a form of legal extortion designed to
This is exactly what is happening. Politicians have developed a dizzying array
Another tactic that politicians use is something beltway insiders call “milker
The reason these fund-raising extortion tactics succeed is that politicians
restrictions on allowing state politicians to receive contributions while their
Why not do the same in Washington? It would reduce politicians’ penchant for
We have focused for too long on protecting politicians from special interests.
It’s time we stop pitying the poor politicians and start being wary of them —
“Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes and Line Their Own
the New York edition with the headline: Politicians’ Extortion Racket.