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Is money in politics making you fat?

A look at the very personal ways money in politics impacts Americans.

Money in politics is getting top billing this election season. Some see it as a meta issue that flies above many big public policy matters like financial regulation or energy reform. But money and its influence can be hard to see in our everyday lives. 

Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio speaks to Nick Penniman about his new book, Nation on the Take, which reveals the very personal ways money in politics impacts us — from the medicines we take to our waistlines.

Click on the audio player above to hear more. 

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