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When Politicians Get Rich and Voters Pay the Price

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by Anthony Orlando

Voters have long suspected that politicians are corrupt, so much so that they’ve demanded a long list of ethics rules and anti-bribery regulations over the years. But it turns out there are still plenty of tricks left up their sleeves. The question is, do they use those tricks? Do they really have the power to enrich themselves at our expense? Today, we have a wealth of new evidence that finally answers those questions…

In this episode, Jordan Carr Peterson unveils the concerning conclusions of a series of research papers that pull back the veil on the financial interests of our policymakers—and the power they wield in their own favor.

Mr. Peterson is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Southern California. To learn more, you can go to JordanCarrPeterson.com.

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