Is That a Politician in Your Pocket: Washington on $2 Million a Day

Every day corporations and other wealthy special interests pump another $2 million into the coffers of our elected officials in Washington and their party committees. For their money they get an estimated $160 billion a year in tax breaks, subsidies, and other sweet deals. That's $160 billion lifted from taxpayers' pockets -- or about $1,500 per taxpayer per year! But that's not the worst of it. Their money also buys them the opportunity to shape public policy to suit their bottom lines. And the…