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Its a thriller because it has a plot, in fact many of them, of companies that can bring their financial might to bear to rob you blind. Why wont the media discuss trumps mental instability. What the trump administration is doing to america johnston, david cay on. Wells fargo beats the vista merchant who cant speak or read english. He weaves these stories like a suspense novel only it is sickeningly real.
This book completes a kind of trilogy, after 2003s perfectly legal about tax scams and 2007s free lunch about government subsidies. And he does in his new book, the making of donald trump, published by melville house. How big companies use plain english to rob you blind, author david cay johnston examines the. How big companies use plain english to rob you blind. David cay johnston on how the fine print rips you off youtube. The bestselling author of perfectly legal and free lunch reveals the surprisingly numerous ways in which corporations appear to exploit their customers and the government.
The pastor of a small church in upstate new york spirals out of. The pulitzer prizewinning journalist has a plan to arm you, the average american, with the information you need about what your government is up to, what your fellow citizens think and most importantly what you can do about it. That was david cay johnston, trump biographer and author of the recent book its worse than you think. But does it really explain what the consumer is signing up for. Books by david cay johnston the making of donald trump hardcover in bookstores and e book online august 2, 2016. If you enjoy learning about the dirty little secrets behind the ways powerful businesses make their profits, you probably will like this book. David cay johnston elevates a book of mundane facts to the status of a thriller. How big companies use plain english to rob you blind by david cay johnston. He teaches at syracuse university college of law and lives in rochester, new york. How big companies use plain english to rob you blind, author david cay johnston examines the fees that.
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