EXPOSED: The Dark Underbelly of America’s Economy 

In a shocking revelation, insiders have unveiled the monstrous industry that’s slyly gobbling up the American economy, making a significant portion of the market invisible.

Remember the 8,000 firms proudly standing in the U.S. stock market back in ’96?

Fast-forward to now, and that number has plummeted to a meager 4,000.

Why?

The sneaky culprits: Private equity giants.

With their insatiable hunger, these entities are snapping up publicly traded companies, dragging them into the shadows.

Once a company is in its clutches, it’s wrapped in a cloak of secrecy, free from the pesky eyes of regulators, investors, and the media.

The aftermath?

Important information about these businesses simply vanishes!

Over the last two decades, this clandestine industry has skyrocketed, managing nearly 20% of the U.S. corporate equity, a rate that’s growing a jaw-dropping five times faster than our national economy.

And the most chilling part?

Some experts, like Duke University’s Elisabeth de Fontenay, warn of an impending “opaque economy.”

Imagine that — our robust economy, lost in the murkiness of private equity.

You might be thinking, “I’m not an investor, why should I care?”

Here’s the cold truth: with one-fifth of the market cloaked in secrecy, there’s potential chaos lurking.

A hidden economy can spell disaster, letting companies dodge accountability and sparking economic crises that catch everyone off-guard.

Historical records show the devastation when businesses operate in obscurity.

Cue the catastrophic Great Depression of 1929.

Do we want a sequel?

And it’s not just numbers and stock values at stake.

Dive deeper, and uncover the harrowing truths.

Consider the nursing homes.

Private equity investment in this sector ballooned from $5 billion to a staggering $100 billion!

But at what cost?

Stories of neglect, overmedication, and understaffing plague the industry.

A study even ties an estimated 22,500 premature nursing home deaths to private equity ownership between 2005 and 2017.

As private equity’s grip tightens, industries across the board face similar fates, from education and media to retail.

These firms are notorious for evading rules, axing jobs, slashing service quality, and raking in cash, all under a shroud of secrecy.

Defenders of private equity argue that they’re the unsung heroes, driving efficiency and returns.

But is that really the truth?

Or a convenient narrative spun by the elite, making billions from the shadows?

A looming question hangs in the balance: with private equity’s debt-loaded business strategies and recent economic shifts, could we be on the brink of another financial meltdown?

As interest rates soar and backroom financing becomes the norm, are we ignoring glaring red flags?

In the 1920s, no one saw the economic crash coming.

A century later, are we walking blindly into another storm?

It’s a race against time, and it begs the question: how much devastation will it take for us to recognize the lurking dangers of this shadowy empire?