Greedy Bastards, Dylan Ratigan
Greedy Bastards, Dylan Ratigan
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Greedy Bastards
Corporate Communists, Banksters, and the Other Vampires Who Suck America Dry

Author: Dylan Ratigan

Narrator: Dylan Ratigan

Unabridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/10/2012


Synopsis

DYLAN RATIGAN’S mission is to uncover never-before-seen solutions to the most pressing issues of our time: government corruption, corporate communism, an ailing health care system, an age-old dependency on foreign oil, and a broken educational system. In this groundbreaking book, Ratigan makes a case that America has the opportunity to prosper, but only by setting clear goals. Ratigan believes that this country, now more than ever, needs passionate debate and smart policy, a brazen willingness to scrap what doesn’t work, and the entrepreneurial spirit to try what does. Ratigan has compiled brash and fresh solutions for building a new and better America, and with this book he has started the debate America deserves.

About Dylan Ratigan

Dylan Ratigan is the host of MSNBC’s The Dylan Ratigan Show, one of the highest-rated, daytime shows on the network.  This make-versus-take, analysis-driven daily broadcast fearlessly takes on the world of politics, money, and the unholy alliance between big business and government.The former global managing editor for corporate finance at Bloomberg News, Ratigan has developed and launched more than half a dozen broadcast and new media properties.  They include CNBC’s Fast Money and Closing Bell, as well as DylanRatigan.com, which is home to his podcast, “Greedy Bastards Antidote.”Ratigan left as host of Fast Money in 2009, provoked by outrage over the government’s handling of the 2008 financial crisis. Since then, he has dedicated his work to launching platforms that engage and debate the U.S. government on policy, while opening the door for millions to learn more about money’s often poisonous role in our democracy.  His first book, Greedy Bastards, which will be released on January 10, 2012, details this broken system, and more importantly, illustrates how fixing these problems will release a renaissance of growth and innovation.Since late September 2011, more than 300,000 people have pledged support, millions of dollars have been raised, and an organization with a staff of a dozen people has been formed under Ratigan’s leadership to pursue the singular objective to pass a 28th Constitutional amendment to separate business and state.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Donnell on July 27, 2013

Some takeaways from this book: 1. From this book and others its becoming clearer to me--in the same way we must look at the world of communications differently after the Internet, we must look at our aspirations, the "American Dream" if you will. The grow up/raise kids for college, a job/career that......more

Goodreads review by Autumn on May 30, 2016

I think almost everyone should read this book. A lot of this was not news to me - I remember reading about how our government's approach to the 2008-2010 economic crisis was a band-aid at best; I've heard endless stories about government waste of taxpayer money; lobbyists are usually depicted as sel......more

Goodreads review by Dave on January 12, 2012

I think this is a very good book, but be aware that if you have read books that go into depth about the problems behind corporate finance and lobbying, education, energy, and the like that you probably don't need to read this book. This is another in the list of basic books that people should read t......more

Goodreads review by Korin: A Crone Running Amok on February 17, 2024

Ratigan's take on what is going wrong with the economy, politics and what to do about it. Interesting & thought provoking.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 18, 2013

[I actually listened to this as an audio book] There are many works out there documenting the misaligned interests and "short-term greedy" woes that have overtaken this country in recent years. Some might actually do a better job of laying out the case of how they have exploited the American politica......more