Well THAT I can't argue with 8-)
On Jan 21, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: > > oh come on.... a campaign narrative that's completely true and factual? Now > you *do* have my BS detector going ;) > > On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Gruss Gott <grussg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Well, I would say those people don't have facts on their side. >> >> Romney founded a PE company that's doing quite well - that's not easy. In >> addition he was a key contributor to a company that helps other companies >> do well; the only one of its type that will take stock in lieu of fees ( vs >> BCG and McK ) >> >> So whatever else you may say about him, you can't factually say he hasn't >> been a strong contributor the the US economy - and therefore he's a job >> creator by the facts. >> >> Thus those people who question the narrative are quite wrong. >> >> >> >> On Jan 20, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> I am not here to argue the point. I dislike Romney but at least he is >> sane, >>> unlike most of his opponents. Just pointing out that some people question >>> his narrative. >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Gruss Gott <grussg...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> My only point would be that the shareholders decided to take it private >> - >>>> which is usually either because they're in big trouble or they >> collectively >>>> decide its time to cash out and take profits. >>>> >>>> Either way, it was the shareholders call to sell. If Bain bought and >> sold >>>> for profit then they must have created value to some buyer - in general >> I'm >>>> not seeing the problem here. >>>> >>>> My guess would be that the company was struggling and wouldve gone >>>> bankrupt without PE intervention. >>>> >>>> This was much the case with Burger King and Toys r Us, both Bain >> purchases >>>> that both would've died without them. >>>> >>>> I look at that as a positive win for both companies and their employees. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 20, 2012, at 10:18 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> it was publicly traded as I understand it >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Gruss Gott <grussg...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> You win some you lose some. It was Bains company to do with what they >>>>>> wanted. Would it have lasted on its own without them? Why was it >> sold >>>> to >>>>>> them? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 19, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Dana <dana.tier...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> for what it may be worth, one Florida's experience with Bain Capital >>>> does >>>>>>> not support the refrain of job creation: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/18/2596300/in-miami-story-of-profits-and.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:345624 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
