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erronis

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5. That's the Bain Capital / Blackrock / vulture capitalist model. Bleed them till they're dry

Tue Jun 9, 2026, 08:40 PM

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and then grab their asse(t)s.

Same as putin did in his rump USSR.

People talk about capitalism vs. socialism vs. communism. But this is just pure personal greed. No 'isms' needed.

Edited: from "till their dry". Why do I only catch these things the next day?

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Fewer workers, Mme. Defarge Yesterday #40

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That's the Bain Capital / Blackrock / vulture capitalist model. Bleed them till they're dry erronis Tuesday #5

firmly capitalist rampartd Yesterday #33

And behind it all popsdenver 18 hrs ago #58

i had thought we were evolving into corporate feudalism rampartd 18 hrs ago #59

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K&R Auggie Tuesday #8

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The Two Santa Claus Theory Just Jerome Tuesday #10

Agreed. Completely sickening and evil LymphocyteLover Tuesday #11

They won't be held accountable. They will leave the country. 1WorldHope Tuesday #12

No apologies needed. Wednesdays Tuesday #29

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They want to privatize every-thing Seinan Sensei Tuesday #22

This is what unregulated, raw capitalism does. wnylib Yesterday #31

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I have talked to several MAGA dupes... Moostache 21 hrs ago #48

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100% the get the rot out reset. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #24

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Starve the Beast and shrink it to a size that can be drowned in a bathtub Martin Eden Tuesday #28

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Wow, reading the comments..... Dan Yesterday #30

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That's exactly their strategy. WestMichRad Yesterday #39

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This has been a strategy since Reagan Quanto Magnus 20 hrs ago #50

Bingo. SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #53

Bingo! BurnDoubt 19 hrs ago #57

Financed by the billionaires..... SergeStorms 16 hrs ago #62

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