Robert Kuttner on Cerberus Capital skullduggery
The broader problem is that the entire business model of private equity is one grand abuse. The right remedy to that problem is to shut it down. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed legislation that would do just that, the Stop Wall Street Looting Act. Since private equity owns so many Democratic legislators, the Warren bill stands a snowball’s chance.
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In the meantime, the second-best option is to go after these deals for violations of law, to make an example of the offenders and claw back some of the illicit gains. Warren plans a full investigation.
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https://prospect.org/health/2024-02-13-reversing-private-equitys-looting-hospitals/