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#1669 Private Equity: The worst of capitalism, amplified


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Air Date 11/12/2024

It's easy enough to look into one industry at a time to see what's going wrong, but today we're looking at what is so often lurking in the background of higher prices, lower quality goods and services, and, ultimately, many failing businesses: Private Equity.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Why Does Everyone Hate Private Equity? - The Plain Bagel - Air Date 9-20-24

KP 2: How Private Equity Consumed America - Wendover Productions - Air Date 5-7-24

KP 3: How private equity conquered America - The Chris Hedges Report - Air Date 3-1-24

KP 4: Warren Calls for Ownership Transparency for Private Equity in Health Care - Senator Elizabeth Warren - Air Date 7-12-24

KP 5: BlackRock: The Conspiracies You Don’t Know - More Perfect Union - Air Date 9-15-24

(48:16) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On getting through this together

DEEPER DIVES

(53:11) SECTION A - HOW IT WORKS

(1:30:42) SECTION B - POWER

(2:03:28) SECTION C - SOLUTIONS

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Description: The words “Private Equity” are typed out  on paper on a clipboard, surrounded by $20 and $100 bills and a pair of glasses.

Credit: “Private Equity” by Nick Youngson, Pix4free.org | License: CC BY-SA 3.0  | Changes: Slightly cropped

 

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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