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Turbineguy

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31. Bain is a financial predator

Reply to jsmirman (Original post)

Sat Sep 29, 2012, 01:10 PM

Sep 2012

and so is Romney. He's the financial equivalent of a serial killer. But serial killers would probably be much happier if murder was made legal.

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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