000945576 000__ 02961cam\a2200493Ii\4500 000945576 001__ 945576 000945576 005__ 20210515200636.0 000945576 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000945576 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000945576 008__ 201214s2019\\\\ilu\\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000945576 020__ $$a9780226586267$$q(electronic book) 000945576 020__ $$a022658626X$$q(electronic book) 000945576 020__ $$z9780226586090 000945576 020__ $$z022658609X 000945576 020__ $$z9780226586120 000945576 020__ $$z022658612X 000945576 035__ $$a(OCoLC)on1066115373 000945576 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1066115373 000945576 040__ $$aN$T$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cN$T$$dN$T$$dNAM$$dOCL$$dUKMGB$$dVLB$$dUKOUP$$dOCLCQ$$dYDX 000945576 049__ $$aISEA 000945576 050_4 $$aHC79.W4 000945576 08204 $$a320.973086/21$$223 000945576 1001_ $$aPage, Benjamin I.,$$eauthor. 000945576 24510 $$aBillionaires and stealth politics /$$cBenjamin I. Page, Jason Seawright, Matthew J. Lacombe. 000945576 264_1 $$aChicago ;$$aLondon :$$bThe University of Chicago Press,$$c2019. 000945576 300__ $$a1 online resource (x, 221 pages) 000945576 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000945576 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000945576 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000945576 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000945576 5050_ $$aWho the billionaires are -- Stealth politics on taxes and social security -- Four billionaires up close -- Keeping quiet on social issues -- Reshaping state and local politics -- What is to be done about billionaires? 000945576 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000945576 5208_ $$aIn 2016, when millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump, many believed his claims that personal wealth would free him from wealthy donors and allow him to 'drain the swamp.' But then Trump appointed several billionaires and multimillionaires to high-level positions and pursued billionaire-friendly policies, such as cutting corporate income taxes. Why the change from his fiery campaign rhetoric and promises to the working class? This should not be surprising, argue Benjamin I. Page, Jason Seawright, and Matthew J. Lacombe: As the gap between the wealthiest and the rest of us has widened, the few who hold one billion dollars or more in net worth have begun to play a more and more active part in politics - with serious consequences for democracy in the United States. 000945576 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000945576 650_0 $$aBillionaires$$xPolitical activity$$zUnited States. 000945576 650_0 $$aRich people$$xPolitical activity$$zUnited States. 000945576 650_0 $$aWealth$$xPolitical aspects. 000945576 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xPolitics and government$$y21st century. 000945576 7001_ $$aSeawright, Jason,$$eauthor. 000945576 7001_ $$aLacombe, Matthew J.,$$eauthor. 000945576 776__ $$iPrint version:$$aPage, Benjamin I.$$tBillionaires and stealth politics$$dChicago ; London: The University of Chicago Press, 2019$$z9780226586090$$w(OCoLC) 1028881402 000945576 852__ $$bcoll 000945576 85280 $$bebk$$heBooks on EBSCOhost 000945576 85640 $$3eBooks on EBSCOhost$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1796078$$zOnline Access 000945576 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:945576$$pGLOBAL_SET 000945576 980__ $$aEBOOK 000945576 980__ $$aBIB 000945576 982__ $$aEbook 000945576 983__ $$aOnline