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Vulture capitalists are trying to take over life's most precious resource...
Water. According to a new report by Food & Water Watch, a growing number of pirate equity firms are moving into struggling cities and buying out their public infrastructure – namely – the city’s water infrastructure. Anyone who is familiar with Mitt Romney – is familiar with pirate equity firms like Bain Capital – which take over a company – strip it to the bones – and sell it off for a profit.
When this strategy is used on public utilities – then consumers get screwed with insufficient services and price hikes. As Food & Water Watch executive director Wenonah Hauter warned, “Like Wall Street’s manipulation of the housing market in the previous decade, private equity firms and investment bankers are increasingly looking to cash in on one of our most essential resources—water.
These deals are ultimately bad for U.S. citizens, who will end up paying the price through increased water bills and degraded service.” As of January 2012, pirate equity firms raised nearly $200 billion to take over nearly 300 water infrastructure units. This is just the latest consequence of corporate capitalism run amok in America.
We are no longer manufacturing wealth together as a nation for our economy. We now have Wall Street preying on the rest of us to make a buck.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... U.S. income inequality comparable to Ivory Coast and Pakistan (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Need to Know: U.S. income inequality comparable to Ivory Coast and Pakistan- David Selig, Conservative Commentator / Pro-Business Advocate.
Screwed: Bring our jobs home!- Ron Collins, Communication Workers of America (CWA) 
Why belong to a party that doesn't want you?- Sarah Longwell, Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry
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Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
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Friday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
It's Anything Goes Friday!
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Wednesday's Daily Stack 
In for Thom today, please welcome back...Thom Hartmann!
Hour One: Thom talks about his adventures with America's healthcare system
The Big Picture- Sam Sacks, The Big Picture producer, progressive commentator
Hour Two: FDR calls out Romney & Ryan
Hour Three: Thom takes calls
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Thom's Poll
Is privatization of our water supply a legitimate economic solution?
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Full Show 8/22/12: Great Minds: Neil Barofsky
In tonight's special edition of "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with former TARP Inspector General Neil Barofsky. Tonight's "Lone Liberal Rumble" panel discusses the GOP platform and their upcoming convention in Tampa, and in tonight's "Daily Take" Thom looks at what citizens in California are doing to find out exactly what they're eating.
Thom Hartmann on the News - August 22, 2012
Jim Javinsky fills in for Thom Hartmann commenting on the news for Wednesday, August 22, 2012.
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