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  • Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? (2011)
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    76 min | Documentary, History, News
Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? (2011)
Not Rated
76 min | Documentary, History, News

Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? reveals how American corporations orchestrated the dismantling of middle-class prosperity through rampant deregulation, the outsourcing of jobs, and tax policies favoring businesses and the wealthy. The...See moreHeist: Who Stole the American Dream? reveals how American corporations orchestrated the dismantling of middle-class prosperity through rampant deregulation, the outsourcing of jobs, and tax policies favoring businesses and the wealthy. The collapse of the U.S. economy is the result of conscious choices made over thirty five years by a small group: leaders of corporations and their elected allies, and the biggest lobbying interest in Washington, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. To these individuals, the collapse is not a catastrophe, but rather the planned outcome of their long, patient work. For the rest of the country, it is merely the biggest heist in American history. Written by Anonymous See less
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Frances Causey (written by) | Hollis Rich (written by)
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Mar 2, 2012 (United States)
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Ronald Reagan
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Lawrence E. Mitchell
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Rupert Murdoch
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George W. Bush
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Barack Obama
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Bill Clinton
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Ross Perot
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Bill Gates
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Henry Steagall
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Alan Greenspan
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Angelo Mozillo
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Peter G. Peterson
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Dave Walker
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Dick Durbin
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Donna Edwards
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Thom Hartmann
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