Why 135.9 million of the working class are angry. Les Leopold nailed it with one minor exception.

Workers need to know that when a private equity firm buys up the company or a stock buyback is announced, they'll likely get kicked in the face -- analysis of Les Leopold's prescient article.

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Les Leopold nailed it.

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Summary:

The video and article explore why the American working class is so angry, focusing on corporate greed, specifically private equity firms, and how these entities manipulate businesses for profit while devastating workers and communities. The discussion highlights the misdirected blame many workers place on political figures, like the president, rather than understanding the corporate-driven factors behind job loss. The presenter delves into how capitalism, as practiced today, exploits the labor force and reinforces wealth inequality.

• Les Leopold‘s article points out that over 135 million workers have lost jobs due to corporate greed, not just economic fluctuations.

• Private equity firms drive companies like Toys “R” Us and Bed Bath & Beyond into bankruptcy by leveraging debt and extracting profits.

• Most workers incorrectly blame political leaders for their job losses rather than understanding corporate exploitation.

• Capitalism, as currently practiced, exploits workers and funnels wealth to the elite through mechanisms like stock buybacks and asset stripping.

• A distinction is made between true free enterprise and capitalism, with the latter increasingly resembling a form of “legalized theft.”

This video and the following article clarify that the root of the American working class’s anger lies in corporate greed and capitalism’s inherent flaws, not in political mismanagement, as populists like Trump suggest. True reform means dismantling the power of private equity and reining in capitalism’s unchecked exploitation of workers for profit. A more equitable economy, focused on human needs over capital, is essential for reversing the devastating inequality that has gripped the nation.

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