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050	0	0	_aJK2249 _b.T35 2010
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100	1		_aTaibbi, Matt
245	1	0	_aGriftopia _b: a story of bankers, politicians, and the most audacious power grab in American history _c/ Matt Taibbi
260			_aNew York _b: Spiegel & Grau _c, 2011, c2010.
300			_a299 p. _c; 21 cm.
500			_aUpdated and expanded edition.
505	0		_aThe grifter archipelago, or, Why the Tea Party doesn't matter -- The biggest asshole in the universe -- Hot potato : the great American mortgage scam -- Blowout : the commodities bubble -- The outsourced highway : wealth funds -- The trillion-dollar band-aid : health care reform -- The great American bubble machine -- Epilogue -- New for the Paperback edition : The grift goes on -- Introduction -- Looting main street -- Invasion of the home snatchers -- Note on Sources.
520			_aThe financial crisis that exploded in 2008 only prologue. The rise, fall, and rescue of Wall Street in the bubble-and-bailout era was the coming-out party for the network of looters who sit at the nexus of American political and economic power. The grifter class--made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding--has been growing in power for a generation, transferring wealth upward through increasingly complex financial mechanisms and political maneuvers. The crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of how they've hijacked America's political and economic life. Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi here unravels the story, digging beyond the headlines to get into the deeper roots and wider implications. He traces the movement's origins to Ayn Rand and her most influential acolyte, Alan Greenspan; he uncovers the hidden commodities bubble that transferred billions of dollars to Wall Street while creating food shortages around the world; and he shows how finance dominates politics with an inside account of the high-stakes battle for health-care reform--a battle the true reformers lost. This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the labyrinthine inner workings of this country, and the profound consequences for us all.
650		4	_aPolitical corruption _z-United States
650		0	_aDeception _x--Political aspects _z--United States
650		0	_aDespotism
650		0	_aFinancial crises _z--United States _y--21st century
651		0	_aUnited States _x--Politics and government _y--2009
651		0	_aUnited States _x--Politics and government _y--2001-2009
651		0	_aUnited States _x--Economic conditions _y--2009
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