1. It was as if banks like Goldman were wrapping ribbons around watermelons, tossing them out 50-story windows and opening the phones for bids. In this game you were a winner only if you took your money out before the melon hit the pavement.
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    A great read on Goldman’s amazing influence on USA economy.

    Taibbi’s Takedown of ‘Vampire Squid’ Goldman Sachs | Rolling Stone Politics

    Update: now here.