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Episode 254: Brendan Ballou and "Plunder," His Book about Private Equity

Books Shows Tunes & Mad Acts
Books Shows Tunes & Mad Acts
Episode • Nov 22, 2023 • 51m

DOJ Attorney Brendan Ballou discusses his new book, "Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America." Ever wonder why we seem to have fewer airlines, fewer retail stores, fewer drugstores, and the same names keep showing up on businesses from rental agencies to nursing homes to mobile home parks? Why did all those long-lasting businesses fail in the past 15 years? (Hint: it's not all Amazon.'s fault.) Doesn't it seem as though fewer people own their own homes? Who got all that Covid money? And why do there seem to be some astonishingly rich folks around? Join us for a remarkable episode about dramatic shifts in basic industries and in the re-distribution of wealth in America. [Views expressed in the book and this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Justice.]

Plunder, the book (PublicAffairs, 2023):
https://www.plunderthebook.com/

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