America’s Gilded Capital

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Full Show: America’s Gilded Capital: August 23, 2013

Be amazed, sickened or infuriated by this must see Bill Moyers interview. Look at the revolting truth of Washington DC. Look at how the vultures are picking on the left over of the middle class!

Mark Leibovich covers Washington, D.C., as chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine. In his new book,This Town, he writes about the city’s bipartisan lust for power, cash and notoriety. It’s the story of how Washington became an occupied city; its hold on reality distorted by greed and ambition. Leibovich pulls no punches, names names, and reveals the movers, the shakers and the lucrative deals they make — all in the name of crony capitalism.

Understanding the monsters in Washington:

They talk about "affordable homes" - and let banks turn mortgages and home prices into a global Ponzi scheme. They talk about "quality health care" - and give the medical industry abusive monopoly power no other industry or profession is permitted. They talk about "eduction for all" - and turn public schools into top-down run prisons where administrators make $100K+ for dumbing down the curriculum and discouraging good teachers.

They talk about "security" - and engage in the most reckless and unconscionable behavior imaginable.

Why?

The answer is frighteningly simple. The people who are at the controls have figured out how to personally profit from every disaster they create - and they're creating them as fast as they can.

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