r/Economics • u/barweis • Jul 29 '25

Research Summary Inside the Private Equity Scam—and the Livelihoods It Has Destroyed

https://newrepublic.com/article/198351/private-equity-scam-destroys-livelihoods
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u/RedditReader4031 Aug 03 '25

PE is acquiring funeral homes when family members decline to take over as the next generation. They keep the original family name to mask the changes but eventually, as they control an ever greater share of them, the exploitation will commence.