Among conspiracy theories, the one about Goldman, Sachs & Co. controlling the world is about as hackneyed as they come. We can all recite the list of Goldman alumni who were behind the mega-meltdown: John Thain, Bob Steele, Robert Rubin. We've all watched a clique of former Goldmanites engineer the subsequent banking bailout -- Hank Paulson, Neel Kashkari, Tim Geithner (who never actually worked at Goldman but was "mentored" by someone who did).
And we've all marveled at the fact...
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