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erronis

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21. But they've already controlled the US (and state) governments. Good luck with banning!

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #17)

Sat Mar 29, 2025, 05:31 PM

Mar 2025

A few million here, a few there. Lobbyists as messengers. Deniability.

With so much wealth in so few hands it won't take long to see a corporate banner and renaming of the US Capitol.

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The new risk for residents of senior living communities - private equity's search for profits [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 2025 OP

I always wonder about these efforts by investors to find/locate and seize opportunities to buy out and invest in SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #1

Residents assumed that their detailed signed contracts were legal documents that would be upheld Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #2

yes, they did. private equity swoops in with their lawyers and muck it up. Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #5

Corrupt billionaires own the country and judges. They do what they want. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #9

"Legal documents?" GiqueCee Mar 2025 #16

We are in end stage capitalism, pillage and ruin of Americans. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #19

Far too many people... GiqueCee Mar 2025 #24

Capitalism could be called the dictatorship of capital. nt Comrade Citizen Mar 2025 #31

they were guaranteed, in writing, to get 85% of their buy in back if they chose to move out. the contract was null when Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #3

Sounds like they favored churn, where someone was making money all of the time, from the buying/selling of SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #6

When you run out of the money yoo True Blue American Mar 2025 #23

My neighbor hires local college kids to be around once a week or so Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #27

The regular residents and original owners didn't consider that could happen. haele Mar 2025 #7

A must watch. dalton99a Mar 2025 #4

Jaybird and Citrine require a severe lesson. byronius Mar 2025 #13

More like private equity's desire to rid themselves of something that is not profitable. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #8

Kick em when they're up Nonnia Bisnez Mar 2025 #10

How is this not criminal? dickthegrouch Mar 2025 #11

Which is EXACTLY WHY . . . AverageOldGuy Mar 2025 #12

He can live a fancy life anywhere on that $7200 per month Demovictory9 Mar 2025 #15

Guessing that cognitive skills and families wanting to just "get this over" is a factor. erronis Mar 2025 #20

If you don't own it, you don't control it. snot Mar 2025 #14

+1. Private equity should be banned from healthcare, housing and essential services dalton99a Mar 2025 #17

But they've already controlled the US (and state) governments. Good luck with banning! erronis Mar 2025 #21

I would stop after the word banned EdmondDantes_ Mar 2025 #28

Private equity cares only about money, nothing else. sakabatou Mar 2025 #18

We need to create a "predatory" tax classification, and place all private equity firms dobleremolque Mar 2025 #22

Vulture capitalism. Like corporate for-profit prisons. Lotta money in both. And now take their SS. Evolve Dammit Mar 2025 #25

It's all about PROFITS, and not at all about morality. Common decency. We have allowed a few freakish people PatrickforB Mar 2025 #26

Increases of taxes and insurance are bad enough bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 #29

That picture looked exactly True Blue American Mar 2025 #30

"Greed is good" Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2025 #32