<![CDATA[I am becoming more and more convinced that Capitalism isn't even a zero sum game any more.]]>I am becoming more and more convinced that Capitalism isn't even a zero sum game any more. It's a negative sum one.

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Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien

These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the bill, says Hettie O’Brien, author of The Asset Class: How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

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the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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