Greenspan's Fraud -- Thom Hartmann's "Independent Thinker" Book of the Month

BuzzFlash by Thom Hartmann | Jan. 29, 2009 (Review)

What do you do when you want to screw only the working people of your nation with the largest tax increase in history and hand those trillions of dollars to your wealthy campaign contributors, yet not have anybody realize you've done it? If you're Ronald Reagan, you call in Alan Greenspan.

Through the "golden years of the American middle class" - the 1940s through 1982 - the top income tax rate for the hyper-rich had been between 90 and 70 ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Media
Topics: U.S. Economy, Media and Politics, Money and Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Doug Greer - Jan 29, 2009 - 8:45 AM PST
Reviewed by: Doug Greer (review), Gregory Kruse (review), jeffrey rector (review)
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 by Doug Greer - Jan. 29, 2009
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Gregory Kruse
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 by Gregory Kruse - Jan. 30, 2009

The passionate tone of this review and urgent need for massive reform of government and the financial system are perfectly balanced in this article. The fact that Hartmann can write such a review, and that Batra can write such a book, is that the scheme behind the Reagan Revolution is finally coming into focus on a national and even global level. The passion of Hartmann is growing in the hearts of many who have been robbed by the barons over the last 30 years. It is greed and envy that has fueled the machine which will return the U.S. to a state of poverty not seen since the early 1900's.

When George H.W. Bush stopped calling Reaganomics "voodoo" economics, the fix was in. Now Reagan is a hero and Jimmy Carter is villified. I find it interesting that Reagan lost his mind in his old age, but Jimmy Carter is strong and vital.

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