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flamingdem

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12. Selling off the National Parks too

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 11:00 AM

21 hrs ago

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"Congratulations. You didn't elect a president. You hired a liquidator." [View all] Miles Archer 23 hrs ago OP

hostile takeover by private equity describes the situation. rampartd 22 hrs ago #1

Private equity needs to become illegal. Clouds Passing 21 hrs ago #4

Regulated at least rampartd 21 hrs ago #8

Chainsaw Al comes to mind UpInArms 22 hrs ago #2

Chainsaw Al is a hero to the business titans of today. Midnight Writer 21 hrs ago #5

There are still people who want old Chainsaw. Linda ladeewolf 20 hrs ago #16

Chainsaw Elon orangecrush 20 hrs ago #18

First read your Reply title... oldsoldierfadingfast 15 hrs ago #31

kick Baitball Blogger 22 hrs ago #3

K&R orangecrush 21 hrs ago #6

The "Bane"Capital of presidents.. yorkster 21 hrs ago #7

This message was self-deleted by its author yorkster 21 hrs ago #9

It's called Vulture Capitalism blue-wave 21 hrs ago #10

Jack Welsh orangecrush 20 hrs ago #19

Yes indeed. blue-wave 19 hrs ago #22

100% orangecrush 16 hrs ago #30

And Mitt Romney is now a hero for voting to impeach Trump MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #32

It's particularly disgusting and evil when they do it to hospitals... King_Klonopin 21 hrs ago #11

and to nursing homes Wicked Blue 20 hrs ago #13

Selling off the National Parks too flamingdem 21 hrs ago #12

It's also known as "privatizing the profit while socializing the cost." nt Exp 20 hrs ago #14

US Forest Service? Bo Zarts 20 hrs ago #15

Maybe if they sweep them there won't be any fires Ruby the Liberal 20 hrs ago #21

That's the only way he knows how to do business. Martin68 20 hrs ago #17

Well Chump's not even doing a good job at liquidating FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #24

War-criminal liquidator is doing a killing... Justice matters. 18 hrs ago #27

Oh sure, with all the grifting he's doing since the 2024 campaign, he's made a shit-ton of money FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #28

He's doing his best to change that MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #33

He didn't learn how to manage his allowance MadameButterfly 13 hrs ago #34

Private Equity... GiqueCee 20 hrs ago #20

And then there's our public money subsidizing private schools Seinan Sensei 19 hrs ago #23

Very succinct, thank you. enigmania 18 hrs ago #25

They forgot to list all our public land and national parks nt blue_jay 18 hrs ago #26

It's all he's ever been, and it works beautifully for money laundering lindysalsagal 16 hrs ago #29