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This editorial from the Times after the New Hampshire Republican primary- in which rival candidates attacked Bain Capital- says that leveraged buyouts by private equity firms like Bain Capital were only one of the causes of the growing income inequality, and by no means the principal cause. And they had little to do with the subprime mortgage crisis that led to the financial crisis and recession in 2008, which aggravated the income inequality. A serious factor was the lowering of wages in manufacturing in competition with lower wage countries in a globalized economy and the decline of good manufacturing jobs over three decades. The increase in low wage jobs in the retail and service sector with the decline in manufacturing did little to arrest the growing gap in wages.
2012 U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney, job cuts by private equity, and job creation
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Carlyle private equity firm's performance
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Carlyle-Owned Hedge-Fund Firm Hands Investors a Big IOU
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Carlyle founders reaped nearly $138 million each in 2011 - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/11/2012
The peculiar debate over Mr. Romney’s business record - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/11/2012
IPO's and Buyout exits for Private Equity firms.
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RailAmerica IPO Augurs Ill for Buyout Exits
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2009
Private Equity Finds Life After Debt
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That IPO Pop? Majority of 2011 U.S. Listings Are Underwater
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After Mitt Romney Deal, Company Showed Profits and Then Layoffs
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May Day Looms Large For Groupon
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Asia Clogged by Backlog of IPOs
Wall Street Journal 12/28/2011
Private equity buyout firms and unemployment in the U.S.
11/26/2008
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Buyout Firms Profited as a Company’s Debt Soared
New York Times 10/05/2009
The peculiar debate over Mr. Romney’s business record - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/11/2012
New York Times 01/10/2012
As Romney Advances, Private Equity Becomes Part of the Debate
New York Times 01/10/2012
Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and the gospel of ‘creative destruction’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/12/2012
How Private Equity Strangled Mervyns
BusinessWeek 11/26/2008
Risky bank lending to private equity and hedge funds and higher leverage in the U.S. -2009-2010.
01/19/2009
The return to risky investments and lending of financial institutions in the USA, as the 2008-2009 financial crisis recedes after heavy government intervention.
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Hedge Funders Are All a Little Nuts
Wall Street Journal 08/27/2013
A Recent Surge of Leveraged Loans Rattles Regulators
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The Private Equity Firm That Grew Too Fast
New York Times 04/24/2015
Citadel’s Ken Griffin Leaves 2008 Tumble Far Behind
Wall Street Journal 08/04/2015
Wasted Opportunity: Hedge Funds Falter
Wall Street Journal 01/02/2016
Banks' Loans To Funds Are Back at Levels Before Crisis
Wall Street Journal 01/09/2010
2012 U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney's image with voters
10/23/2011
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“Takers” just as likely to vote Republican as “makers,” data show - The Washington Post
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Mitt Romney reaches out but often lacks common touch - The Washington Post
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Debate on Economics Turns to Character
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Republican Leaders Still Seem Torn About Mitt Romney
New York Times 12/01/2011
Mitt vs. Newt - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/03/2011
New York Times 12/08/2011
Inequality in America and taxes
01/15/2011
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New York Times 09/12/2013
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Economic-Ladder Concerns Trump Income Gap in Poll
Wall Street Journal 05/05/2015
What Could Raising Taxes on the 1% Do? Surprising Amounts
New York Times 10/16/2015
Donât Tax the Rich. Tax Inequality Itself.
New York Times 12/18/2011
New York Times 01/10/2012
Krugman and Stiglitz on Occupy Wall Street and inequality in America
04/01/2009
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Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
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New York Times 12/15/2013
Geithner's Plan: Loopholes Galore
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New York Times 04/01/2009
Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
New York Times 05/22/2014
The Occupy Wall Street movement and inequality in America
01/15/2011
Kristof points to the excessive income inequality in America in 2011 where the top 1% own more wealth than the 90% at the bottom.
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Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
New York Times 05/22/2014
Income Inequality Is Costing the U.S. on Social Issues
New York Times 04/28/2015
The CNN Democratic debate transcript, annotated - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/14/2015
What Could Raising Taxes on the 1% Do? Surprising Amounts
New York Times 10/16/2015
New York Times 11/19/2011
Gap Between Rich and Poor In Bay Area Widest in Berkeley
New York Times 11/19/2011
Blackstone group private equity
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Gray Shines in Blackstone's Succession Plan
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Blackstone’s Deal With G.E. Highlights Its Real Estate Holdings
New York Times 04/12/2015
Blackstone Gains From Banks’ Financial-Crisis Pain
Wall Street Journal 01/22/2016
Blackstone Earmarks $1 Billion For Investment Fund in India
Wall Street Journal 05/17/2005
China Puts Cash To Work in Deal With Blackstone
Wall Street Journal 05/21/2007
BusinessWeek 06/04/2007
Carlyle Private Equity.
10/14/2009
Grouped Articles
Carlyle Fund Walloped in Commodities Rout
Wall Street Journal 08/01/2015
Clients of Carlyle Hedge Fund Seek to Pull Out Nearly $2 Billion
Wall Street Journal 08/18/2015
Carlyle Finds Hedge Funds Hazardous as Its Private Equity Business Dominates
New York Times 08/27/2015
Carlyle-Owned Hedge-Fund Firm Hands Investors a Big IOU
Wall Street Journal 10/29/2015
RailAmerica IPO Augurs Ill for Buyout Exits
Wall Street Journal 10/14/2009
Cheap Debt Fuels Private Equity Revival
New York Times 10/28/2010
Mitt Romney and the private equity/consulting practices of Bain Capital at medical equipment company, Dade Behring
11/12/2011
Bain Capital originanted the the merging of management consulting with private equity, for consulting firms to take equity ownership in companies seeking a turnaround. The practice of loading the company with debt, and taking out capital for the investors through a sequence of policy actions, even if this led the company to bankruptcy, became the hallmark of this kind of investing. In most cases this led to large layoffs, was adverse to building human talent in the company, as it was designed solely around generating large and early payoffs for investors. Goldman Sachs was the private equity partner for Bain Capital in the Dade company investment.
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After Mitt Romney Deal, Company Showed Profits and Then Layoffs
New York Times 11/12/2011
New York Times 11/12/2011
New York Times 12/08/2011
Play of the Week: The Business of America Is....;Job Cuts?
Wall Street Journal 12/24/2011
New York Times 01/02/2012
Wall Street Journal 01/04/2012
Private equity in 2010-2011
11/11/2010
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Private Equity Finds Life After Debt
Wall Street Journal 11/11/2010
After Mitt Romney Deal, Company Showed Profits and Then Layoffs
New York Times 11/12/2011
Private-Equity Firms Forced to Evolve
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2012
New York Times 01/05/2012
The peculiar debate over Mr. Romney’s business record - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/11/2012
New York Times 01/10/2012
Sales of distressed real estate loans by banks to private equity firms in 2011-2012
12/24/2010
As banks financial condition improves in late 2010, and interest from private equity, a greater willingness to sell distressed real estate loans to private equity firms.
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Apollo Swoops In On Bank's Fire Sale
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After Mitt Romney Deal, Company Showed Profits and Then Layoffs
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Private-Equity Firms Forced to Evolve
Wall Street Journal 01/06/2012
New York Times 01/05/2012
The peculiar debate over Mr. Romney’s business record - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/11/2012
New York Times 01/10/2012
Inequality, education and economic mobility in the U.S. compared with Western Europe and Canada
01/11/2010
Issues raised by Jeb Bush, Krugman, and people in leadership positions.
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Japan Is a Model Not a Cautionary Tale
New York Times 06/09/2013
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OECD report cites rising income inequality - The Washington Post
Washington Post 12/06/2011
New York Times 09/12/2013
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Wall Street Journal 12/01/2013
The Economy Needs a Bit of Ingenuity
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Inequality in America in 2010-2014
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The Economy Needs a Bit of Ingenuity
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New York Times 12/15/2013
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
New York Times 10/17/2014
Bad Stock-Market Timing Fueled Wealth Disparity
Wall Street Journal 10/27/2014
Outside the Spotlight, Bill de Blasio Wages a War on Inequality
New York Times 01/08/2015
Occupy Wall Street movement, inequality and Latin America
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Officials Cast Wide Net in Monitoring Occupy Protests
New York Times 05/22/2014
Janet Yellen Warns of Inequality Threat
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On the Middle Class, Lessons From Latin America
New York Times 12/10/2011
The 1 Percent Clubâs Misguided Protectors
New York Times 12/10/2011
The Luxury Market Is Robust Despite Troubles in Lower Income Brackets
New York Times 12/17/2011
Donât Tax the Rich. Tax Inequality Itself.
New York Times 12/18/2011
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