Billionaires and stealth politics / Benjamin I. Page, Jason Seawright, Matthew J. Lacombe.
Page, Benjamin I., author.; Seawright, Jason, author.; Lacombe, Matthew J., author.
2019
HC79.W4
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Title Billionaires and stealth politics / Benjamin I. Page, Jason Seawright, Matthew J. Lacombe.
Author Page, Benjamin I., author.
ISBN 9780226586267 (electronic book)
022658626X (electronic book)
9780226586090
022658609X
9780226586120
022658612X
Published Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (x, 221 pages)
Call Number HC79.W4
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.973086/21
Summary In 2016, when millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump, many believed his claims that personal wealth would free him from wealthy donors and allow him to 'drain the swamp.' But then Trump appointed several billionaires and multimillionaires to high-level positions and pursued billionaire-friendly policies, such as cutting corporate income taxes. Why the change from his fiery campaign rhetoric and promises to the working class? This should not be surprising, argue Benjamin I. Page, Jason Seawright, and Matthew J. Lacombe: As the gap between the wealthiest and the rest of us has widened, the few who hold one billion dollars or more in net worth have begun to play a more and more active part in politics - with serious consequences for democracy in the United States.
Note In 2016, when millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump, many believed his claims that personal wealth would free him from wealthy donors and allow him to 'drain the swamp.' But then Trump appointed several billionaires and multimillionaires to high-level positions and pursued billionaire-friendly policies, such as cutting corporate income taxes. Why the change from his fiery campaign rhetoric and promises to the working class? This should not be surprising, argue Benjamin I. Page, Jason Seawright, and Matthew J. Lacombe: As the gap between the wealthiest and the rest of us has widened, the few who hold one billion dollars or more in net worth have begun to play a more and more active part in politics - with serious consequences for democracy in the United States.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Added Author Seawright, Jason, author.
Lacombe, Matthew J., author.
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