Over the last few years, while billions of pounds have lined the pockets of a small corporate elite, the vast majority of the world have lived through a period of falling wages, disappearing pensions and dwindling bank accounts - all of which has led to the personal debt crisis at the root of the latest financial meltdown. This audacity of greed' was legally blessed by the free market. Here, Tasini examines the reasons and exposes the people responsible for the looting of one of the world's largest economies - America.'