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The Payoff: Why Wall Street Always Wins (2012)

by Jeff Connaughton(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1935212966 (ISBN13: 9781935212966)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Prospecta Press

review 1: Good back. Great in sight on what Wall Street has been doing to America and how your elected crooks have paved their way. Would love to read more insights on what a complete ass that is Joe Biden. You can judge that cheap dime novel by his looks. Before I read this book I was not for the occupy Wall Street groups. In fact do not agree with a lot they represent. Taking Wall Street down from the ground may be the only way to change this problem. I am pro capitalist, but Hoover put it best when he said "Love Capitalism don't trust the capitalist."
review 2: Jeff Connaughton's book, THE PAYOFF, is an insightful look at the hold Wall Street has over Washington. After briefly working on Wall Street, Mr. Connaughton used his connection with Senator and later Vice Pre... moresident Joe Biden to climb to the highest ranks of "Professional Democrats." He worked in the White House and on K Street as a lobbyist, but nothing prepared him for what he saw when he acted as Chief of Staff to Senator Ted Kaufman. They worked tirelessly to open the eyes of Americans and legislators alike regarding the perils of Too Big to Fail Banks, but in the end were unable to accomplish much in the face of Wall Street and its never-ending pile of money.Substantively there's little here for someone who's been paying attention. Wall Street has a stranglehold on our politics. There's been very little done to regulate Wall Street, even in the wake of the Great Recession. However, Mr. Connaughton's brave choice to expose not only his opponents flaws, but his and his party's as well, allows an average American with no multi-million dollar lobbying connections a chance to understand why those in power who supposedly represent our interests do what they do, and more importantly, what they tell themselves so they can sleep well at night.For anyone interested in financial reform, wall street, or the stranglehold money has over American politics, I highly recommend this book. less

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