merridew@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 11 months agoPrivate equity has its sights on the NHS – and with it our faith in public services altogetherwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down10
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkPrivate equity has its sights on the NHS – and with it our faith in public services altogetherwww.theguardian.commerridew@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareSyldon@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoPeople are conned by expensive campaigns.
minus-squaremerridew@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months ago“Contemporarily speaking, the term carpetbagger refers to roving financial opportunists, often of modest means, who spot investment opportunities and aim to benefit from a set of circumstances to which they are not ordinarily entitled.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger#Modern_use
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People are conned by expensive campaigns.
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Worked for Hitler as well.
“Contemporarily speaking, the term carpetbagger refers to roving financial opportunists, often of modest means, who spot investment opportunities and aim to benefit from a set of circumstances to which they are not ordinarily entitled.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpetbagger#Modern_use