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020			_a9781632861115
082			_a332.097POT
100			_aPotter, Wendell.
245		0	_aNation on the take _bhow big money corrupts our democracy and what we can do about it
260			_aNew York _bBloomsbury Press _c2016
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 271p.) : ill.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aAmerican democracy has become coin operated. Special interest groups increasingly control every level of government. The necessity of raising huge sums of campaign cash has completely changed the character of politics and policy making, determining what elected representatives stand for and how they spend their time. The marriage of great wealth and intense political influence has rendered our country unable to address our most pressing problems, from runaway government spending to climate change to the wealth gap. It also defines our daily lives: from the cars we drive to the air we breathe to the debt we owe.
650			_aPolitical Science -- Government -- General; Money -- United States; Monetary policy -- United States -- Statistics; Banks and banking -- United States; Commercial crimes -- United States; Democracy -- United States; Economics
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