Striking it rich with other peoples money : the dark side of Capitalism / Stephen Pizzo.

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Striking it rich with other peoples money : the dark side of Capitalism / Stephen Pizzo.
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AZ0968
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Talk by Stephen Pizzo, author of Inside Job: The Looting of America's Savings and Loans. Pizzo begins by alerting journalists to the dangers of investigating covert topics. He goes on to trace connections between banking, domestic and foreign criminal activities, and United States policy. He uses the Indian Springs State Bank in Kansas, Lincoln Savings, Jefferson Savings, the Bank of Colorado, and CCC (Commodity Credit Corporation) as case studies of these relations. Each of these examples demonstrate the level of intrigue in contemporary United States and international finance. These case studies demonstrate how the Reagan-Bush administrations have put the FDIC at risk to fund covert operations. In the end, the citizens of the United States are paying for these questionable policies. Concludes with audience questions.|STRIKING IT RICH WITH OTHER PEOPLES MONEY : THE DARK SIDE OF CAPITALISM / Stephen Pizzo. - Talk by Stephen Pizzo, author of Inside Job: The Looting of America's Savings and Loans. Pizzo begins by alerting journalists to the dangers of investiating covert topics. He goes on to trace connections between banking, domestic and foreign criminal activities, and United States policy. He uses the Indian Springs State Bank in Kansas, Lincoln Savings, Jefferson Savings, the Bank of Colorado, and CCC (Comodity Credit Corporation) as case studies of these relations. Each of these examples demonstrate the level of intrigue in contemporary United States and international finance. These case studies demonstrate how the Reagan-Bush administrations have put the FDIC at risk to fund covert operations. In the end, the citizens of the United States are paying for these questionable policies. Concludes with audience questions. - RECORDED: Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, 23 Sept. 1992.

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Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, 23 Sept. 1992.
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1 reel (50 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., mono.|50:00
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Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1992.
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