Bought and Paid For

  defined

  Dimon criticism of

  downside to banks

  and Goldman Sachs

  Traveler’s Group

  Treasury Department, functions of

  UBS

  contributions to Obama

  fraud charges

  Underwriting

  Unemployment

  postbailout rate

  stimulus package, failure of

  van Praag, Lucas

  Viniar, David

  Volcker, Paul

  antibank position

  Fed chairman, actions as

  interest rate increase by

  as Obama economic adviser

  as Obama supporter

  positive economic actions of

  Volcker rule

  Wachovia

  Wall Street Project

  Wall Street-Washington connection

  bailout, profiteering from. See Federal bailout

  “bankers’ meeting,”

  and Big Government

  bond ratings, fictitious

  “bought and paid for,”

  and Bush (G. W.)

  conservatism, myth of

  contributions to Obama

  development of (1970s)

  and financial instruments. See Bonds; Derivatives; Interest rates; Mortgage-backed bonds; Municipal bonds

  and green agenda stimulus

  and Greenspan

  liberal bias

  megabank creation

  of Obama bureaucrats

  Obama versus Wall St., progression of See also Financial reform

  Republican-Wall St. ties, postbailout

  and Rubin

  Waters, Maxine

  Weather Underground

  Weill, Sandy, Citigroup, creation of

  Wells notice

  Wolf, Robert

  Wright, Reverend Jeremiah