Griftopia : bubble machines, vampire squids, and the long con that is breaking America
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Redwood Falls Public Library - Adult Non-Fiction
973.932 TAI
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973.932 TAI
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Deception -- Political aspects -- United States.
Despotism -- United States.
Financial crises -- United States -- 21st century.
Political corruption -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-
United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
Despotism -- United States.
Financial crises -- United States -- 21st century.
Political corruption -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-
United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
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252 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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The 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.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Taibbi, M. (2010). Griftopia: bubble machines, vampire squids, and the long con that is breaking America . Spiegel & Grau.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Taibbi, Matt. 2010. Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America. Spiegel & Grau.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Taibbi, Matt. Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Taibbi, Matt. Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America Spiegel & Grau, 2010.
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