Reddit mentions of Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America

Griftopia

Seriously an amazing book, talks about the tech bubble, the housing crisis, the commodities bubble, the health care reform bill and much more.

Awful, one sided article. And then he cites the Reason Foundation? Good lord. Anyone who's been paying attention knows Chicago's privatization was a disaster.

Check out Tiabbi's Griftopia for more on how these privatization schemes work. There's a whole chapter on Chicago's parking meters.

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Griftopia

If you're up for a more pop-culture/modern version of it, Matt Taibbi's Griftopia covers the last few decades of corporate dominance. From a quick glance at loondawg's recommendations, Griftopia seems to follow similar lines, and it's interesting to see that corporatism is a cyclical problem.

Hi, I've read this book twice. After reading it you probably feel like you have a good understanding of the crisis and the key players, as the book does a good job of introducing you to a lot of them.

You're still trying to wrap your head around the whole thing because you haven't got the entire complete story yet.

If you're looking for more information, the absolute best book on the topic (even better than The Big Short) is Matt Taibbi's Griftopia. I can't even put into words how incredible this book truly is.

Other pieces of info you should look into if you haven't:

This American Life - Inside Job

Inside Job The Movie

PBS Frontline - The Warning

PBS Frontline - Inside the Meltdown

If anything, you should read Griftopia. It will literally blow your mind even after everything you've already read. If I had a choice of only picking one book that I could convince someone else to read, it would be this one.

I'm currently reading Matt Taibbi's "Griftopia" and I have the same feeling after almost every page. I actually have to put it down every now and then so my head doesn't explode.

Griftopia by Matt Taibbi. It should be pretty accessible even to people not interested in economics.

EDIT: Here's an article by him that is also part of the book. It gives you a pretty good idea of his style of writing.

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A good book on the same subject is Griftopia - http://www.amazon.com/Griftopia-Machines-Vampire-Breaking-America/dp/0385529953

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