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03337aam a2200421 i 4500 001 8C8B73F8774811E7923FA1BEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170802010138 008 161222s2017 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016040156 020 $a 1594039119 020 $a 9781594039119 035 $a (OCoLC)954670422 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d CLE $d ON8 $d OCLCQ $d YUS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JF1525 A26 S35 2017 084 $a POL007000 $a POL007000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Schoenbrod, David, $e author. 245 10 $a DC confidential : $b inside the five tricks of Washington / $c David Schoenbrod with foreword by Governor Howard Dean and Senator Mike Lee ; illustrations by Stephen Fienberg. 246 3 $a D.C. confidential 250 $a First American edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Encounter Books, $c 2017. 300 $a x, 236 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "You think you know why our government in Washington is broken, but you really don't. You think it's broken because politicians curry favor with special interests and activists of the Left or Right. There's something to that and it helps explain why these politicians can't find common ground, but it misses the root cause. A half century ago, elected officials in Congress and the White House figured out a new system for enacting laws and spending programs--one that lets them take credit for promising good news while avoiding blame for government producing bad results. With five key tricks, politicians of both parties now avoid accounting to us for what government actually does to us. While you understand that these politicians seem to pull rabbits out of hats, hardly anyone sees the sleight of hand by which they get away with their tricks. Otherwise, their tricks wouldn't work. DC Confidential exposes the sleights of hand. Once they are brought to light, we can stop the tricks, fix our broken government, and make Washington work for us once again. The book explains the necessary reform and lays out an action plan to put it in place. Stopping the tricks would be a constructive, inclusive response to the anger that Americans from across the political spectrum feel toward what should be our government"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The Left and the Right Agree on One Thing: Congress Misrepresents -- How Congress Is Supposed to Work--and Long Did -- When the Five Tricks Began -- Four Tricks of the Legislative Trade--and How They Deceive Us -- The Ricks Harm Us Now -- The Tricks Will Ruin Us Later -- A Trick Even for War--and How It Deceives Us -- The Honest Deal Act -- An Action Plan for Us. 650 0 $a Government accountability $z United States. 650 0 $a Political culture $z United States. 650 0 $a Political corruption $z United States. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Schoenbrod, David. $t DC confidential. $d New York : Encounter Books, 2017 $z 9781594039126 $w (DLC) 2016059669 941 $a 4 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20240626015655.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211031425.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006105312.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20171003032145.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8C8B73F8774811E7923FA1BEDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search