Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

The Political One Percent of the One Percent

4/5 ( ratings)

If you think wealth is concentrated in the United States, just wait till you look at the data on campaign spending.

In the 2010 election cycle, 26,783 individuals each contributed more than $10,000 to federal political campaigns. Combined, these donors spent $774 million. That's 24.3% of the total from individuals to politicians, parties, PACs, and independent expenditure groups. Together, they would fill only two-thirds of the 41,222 seats at Nationals Park the baseball field two miles from the U.S. Capitol. When it comes to politics, they are The One Percent of the One Percent.

Language: English

Pages: 19

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Sunlight Foundation

Release: December 13, 2011

The Political One Percent of the One Percent

4/5 ( ratings)

If you think wealth is concentrated in the United States, just wait till you look at the data on campaign spending.

In the 2010 election cycle, 26,783 individuals each contributed more than $10,000 to federal political campaigns. Combined, these donors spent $774 million. That's 24.3% of the total from individuals to politicians, parties, PACs, and independent expenditure groups. Together, they would fill only two-thirds of the 41,222 seats at Nationals Park the baseball field two miles from the U.S. Capitol. When it comes to politics, they are The One Percent of the One Percent.

Language: English

Pages: 19

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Sunlight Foundation

Release: December 13, 2011

More books from Lee Drutman

Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Business of America Is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The People's Business: Controlling Corporations and Restoring Democracy

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Congress Overwhelmed: The Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform

4.2/5 ( ratings)

The Business of America Is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate

4.3/5 ( ratings)

The National Interest (July/August 2016 Book 144)

The Business of America is Lobbying: How Corporations Became Politicized and Politics Became More Corporate (Studies in Postwar American Political Development)

Rate this book!

Write a review?