Hear, hear. I agree with every word. The 2008 Global Financial Crisis ripoff still boils my piss. "I'm here to protect you from the pitchforks" THANKS OBAMA.

On a better note, around the time, I did a music album with an improvisational band I started whose song titles were taken from Taibbi's writings on the GFC, and here's a song from it:

https://soundcloud.com/themegatoids/06-vampire-squid-mp3

Probably the most raucous thing I ever did, it remains a favorite.