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ErikJ

(6,335 posts) Tue May 22, 2012, 04:03 PM May 2012

LBO in Drag

Thom Hartmann wants us all to know that a "Private Equity" (like Bain Capital) firm is a new "nicer" name for what used to be called Leveraged Buy Out company which is also known as vulture capitalism. Private equity = LBO in Drag

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LBO in Drag (Original Post) ErikJ May 2012 OP

I don't think the use of "Drag" here is MineralMan May 2012 #1

MineralMan

(146,345 posts)

1. I don't think the use of "Drag" here is

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2012, 04:15 PM

May 2012

appropriate at all. It seems insulting to people who sometimes dress in drag.

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