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ThomThom

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24. we need to examine why we have corporations

Reply to jsmirman (Original post)

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 10:09 AM

Sep 2012

and bring them back to providing good to society
Just making a few people wealthy is not good enough any more, corporations need to change their tune. We need to change the tax laws and end the greed. Worker owned businesses should get a break.

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Why Bain Killed Good Companies and Good Jobs - I Break It Down [View all] jsmirman Sep 2012 OP

Great post! B Calm Sep 2012 #1

I'll tell you the truth jsmirman Sep 2012 #4

Coming from cali - I'm too familiar w/ these kinds of business plans. xchrom Sep 2012 #2

This is exactly what the GOP has been doing to America since the days of St Ronnie coldwaterintheface Sep 2012 #3

Yeah, on a first run jsmirman Sep 2012 #5

It is very difficult to write for/to the ignorant coldwaterintheface Sep 2012 #7

I think that was a hard story to play with anything but kid gloves jsmirman Sep 2012 #9

So being a sports fan are you saying most sports fans are idiots coldwaterintheface Sep 2012 #11

I'm saying the NFL is really important to a lot of people jsmirman Sep 2012 #12

Now how many of them acatually vote? coldwaterintheface Sep 2012 #14

Folks who like the Packers, for example? jsmirman Sep 2012 #15

More of a percentage of voters who watch the NFL coldwaterintheface Sep 2012 #22

Bain also bribed the current CEOs and executives of those businesses fasttense Sep 2012 #6

Excellent point jsmirman Sep 2012 #8

K&R HiPointDem Sep 2012 #10

Thnaks for the summary. Prometheus Bound Sep 2012 #13

Great - that's what I was shooting for jsmirman Sep 2012 #16

It's what the mob calls a "bust out." tclambert Sep 2012 #17

The difference is that a bust out is illegal, while this is "excellent business" jsmirman Sep 2012 #25

Every time theKed Sep 2012 #38

LBO financing isn't done by conventional banks jmowreader Sep 2012 #39

In the simplist terms of all- a parasite needs a live host. canoeist52 Sep 2012 #18

Pretty good description jsmirman Sep 2012 #26

+1,000! Well said! Zalatix Sep 2012 #36

Excellent post malaise Sep 2012 #19

Same plan the R's have for America, including auctioning off the assets at fire-sale prices. Scuba Sep 2012 #20

That's just what I've come to think Romney's true plan is jsmirman Sep 2012 #28

Romney's secret plan to end the war on wealthy people. Scuba Sep 2012 #30

Good Points, However... Iggy Sep 2012 #21

In the old days, at least the guy did get the protection. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #23

So would that make Bain "The Mormon Mafia"? meow2u3 Sep 2012 #35

There has been a Mormon Mafia for generations. It, along with the corporate Mafia, runs Las Vegas. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #37

we need to examine why we have corporations ThomThom Sep 2012 #24

Good description. Thanks. yardwork Sep 2012 #27

Thanks jsmirman Sep 2012 #29

Bain is a financial predator Turbineguy Sep 2012 #31

If we want to talk cheating gulliver Sep 2012 #32

Willard and Bain plus BiBi Wellstone ruled Sep 2012 #33

Do you have a list jsmirman Sep 2012 #34