The ‘Money Industry’ bought control of America and, as such, bought control of the American political system and, in the process, betrayed America’s trust in them. They are still in control and there is no end in sight. Words: 1611
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What did the investment bankers at Bear Stearns ever do to earn their millions of dollars in bonuses? Where were the regulators when traders at Bear and other Wall Street firms peddled trillions of dollars in mortgage-backed bonds and derivatives, only to realize, too late, that no one had a clue what they were worth? The author keeps the you-are-there factor high much like a Shakespeare play, complete with three acts and characters dialoguing their way on and off stage. Words: 689
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