How Goldman Sachs took over the world


	How Goldman Sachs took over the world

sincitykitty

5-1-2009 10:24 AM

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"Over the past few years, people from Goldman Sachs have assumed control over large parts of the federal government," Brooks noted grimly. "Over the next few they might just take over the whole darn thing."

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The US government, involved in a firefight against the conflagration in the 
  credit markets, is calling in another crisis-buster from the illustrious 
  investment bank, this time Goldman's most senior banker to finance industry 
  clients, Ken Wilson.
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And so with this appointment, the Goldman Sachs diaspora grows a little bit 
  more influential. It is an old-boy network that has created a revolving door 
  between the firm and public office, greased by the mountains of money the 
  company is generating even today, as its peers buckle and fall.
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Almost whatever the country, you can find Goldman Sachs veterans in positions 
  of pivotal power.
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