<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: jjmerle</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jjmerle</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:42:43 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=jjmerle" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jjmerle in "Private Equity Bought America's Essential Services"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Interesting seeing a quote from Sen. Josh Hawley that I agree with...<p>Quote (from article)
“This didn’t just happen to you accidentally. This is a business decision, isn’t it? You keep these backlogs like this. […] Another word for this would be a heist. This sounds to me like private equity came in; bought up all of these small companies; combined them; shut down their production; rolled up a huge backlog; massive profits; stiffed these guys; and now you’re making out like bandits.”</p>
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