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Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America
by Brendan Ballou
Feb. 23, 2024 - Feb. 26, 2024 (read, group-reads)

Ballou, B. (2023). Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America. PublicAffairs.


PublicAffairs, 2023. 368 pages. Hardcover. 9781541702103

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the families of those who die in nursing homes
2 years, 6 months ago
Require reporting on the ultimate parent entity o…
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the key cards of fired admissions staff
2 years, 6 months ago
The salespeople were themselves under tremendous …
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ambulances were once free
2 years, 6 months ago
The 911 dispatch was just one small part of priva…
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America’s water challenges
2 years, 6 months ago
The situation was even worse in Bayonne, New Jers…
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Access Freedom debit card
2 years, 6 months ago
Finally, as part of their rollup, private equity …

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Introduction: A New Gilded Age

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Introduction: A New Gilded Age

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Part I: How They Make Their Money

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Part I: How They Make Their Money

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1. Other People’s Money, and How They Use It: The Tactics of Private Equity

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Other People’s Money, and How They Use It: The Tactics of Private Equity

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2. Ending Homeownership as We Know It: Private Equity in Housing

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Ending Homeownership as We Know It: Private Equity in Housing

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3. Profiting off Bankruptcy: Private Equity in Retail

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Profiting off Bankruptcy: Private Equity in Retail

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4. Deadly Care: Private Equity in Nursing Homes

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Deadly Care: Private Equity in Nursing Homes

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5. Making It All Worse: Private Equity in Health Care

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Making It All Worse: Private Equity in Health Care

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6. This Time Will Be Different: Private Equity in Finance

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This Time Will Be Different: Private Equity in Finance

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7. Captive Audience: Private Equity in Prisons

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Captive Audience: Private Equity in Prisons

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Part II: How They Get Their Way

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Part II: How They Get Their Way

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8. Suing Their Own Customers: Private Equity in the Courts

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Suing Their Own Customers: Private Equity in the Courts

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9. Privatizing the Public Sector: Private Equity in Local Government

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Privatizing the Public Sector: Private Equity in Local Government

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10. The Industry’s Strongest Advocates: Private Equity in Congress

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The Industry’s Strongest Advocates: Private Equity in Congress

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Part III: How to Stop Them

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Part III: How to Stop Them

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11. What We Must Do

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What We Must Do

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12. An Agenda for Reform

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An Agenda for Reform

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