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To: Daveinyork

The attacks on Romney in regards to Bain are being portrayed by the Romney lovers as a left wing attack on capitalism.

BS

Romney used Bain to raid workers pension funds then stuck the government (US taxpayers) with the bill. If criticism of that is anti-capitalist then I guess I am not a capitalist.

Go Newt!


2 posted on 01/11/2012 8:53:03 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Go Newt!)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
Did you even read the article?

"We have our policy differences with Mr. Romney, but by any reasonable measure Bain Capital has been a net job and wealth creator. Founded in 1984 as an offshoot of the Bain consulting company, Bain Capital's business is a combination of private equity and venture capital. The latter means taking a flyer on start-ups that may or may not pan out, something that neither Mr. Gingrich nor Mr. Obama seem to find offensive when those investments are made by Silicon Valley firms in "clean energy."

6 posted on 01/11/2012 8:57:31 AM PST by Zevonismymuse (Life'll kill ya!)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Yeah, reminds me of the guys that say, when you say the whold man made global warming thing is a farce, “Why do you hate science.”

What we hate is BAD science. Same with business. Porn and abortion are legal businesses. It doesn’t mean everyone aspires to get into them, nor is a disdain for those businesses a disdain for capitalism.


26 posted on 01/11/2012 9:19:18 AM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

One Bain investment during Mr. Romney’s tenure was to back an entrepreneur named Tom Stemberg, who was convinced he could provide savings for small-business owners if they were willing to shop at a store instead of taking deliveries. Today, the Staples chain of business-supply stores employs 90,000 people.


36 posted on 01/11/2012 9:39:17 AM PST by kabar
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