“Most importantly, do not give in to despair or nihilism. Yes, private equity is part of a larger story of the financialization of our American economy, a story about how our country has grown more unequal and unjust. But to believe that our condition is, for better or worse, inevitable is exactly what the most privileged among us want you to believe. They want you to think that a better world isn’t possible. They want things to stay as they are. This isn’t to say that change is certain, but it is possible. Let’s get started.”
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Brendan Ballou,
Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America
