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Elizabeth Warren: “It is bad for workers and bad for consumers when local retailers, or even large chains, are bought out by private…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2021
It is bad for workers and bad for consumers when local retailers, or even large chains, are bought out by private equity.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren highlights the detrimental effects of private equity on workers and consumers.

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