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Elizabeth Warren: “Private equity executives make off with massive short-term gains and they leave workers, consumers, communities, and…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2021
Private equity executives make off with massive short-term gains and they leave workers, consumers, communities, and ordinary investors with pretty much nothing to show for it.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren summarizes the exploitative nature of private equity practices.

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