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Revised piece. Report on a book showing that 6 banks control 60% of Americ'as GNP, and that the power of these was helped, not hindered by the financial collapse of 2008 and its aftermath.
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Revised piece. Report on a book showing that 6 banks control 60% of Americ'as GNP, and that the power of these was helped, not hindered by the financial collapse of 2008 and its aftermath.
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INTRO:A book discloses that 6 banks now control 60% of AMerican Gross National Product.
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