Private Equity is Mostly Evil

What I have seen from almost every private equity investment is that private equity attempts to harm consumers and employees and other stakeholders to get a good return.

Private equity does things like buy Toys R Us and leverage it to the hilt, then sell it and watch as it collapses.

Private equity buys up every company in an industry niche, then engages in anti-competitive behaviors like tripling prices and cutting employee pay.… read more “Private Equity is Mostly Evil”

Driving

One of the leading causes of death in America is automobile accidents for people between the ages of 15-64.

We all take this for granted and don’t talk about it or worry about it much.  We should.

You are four times more likely to die in a car crash than be murdered, three times more likely than suicide, and higher than cancer or heart disease.… read more “Driving”