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> But why doesn't this happen to restaurants, or super markets or car mechanics? Not sure, but the counterpoint is the housing crisis. So painting it as someth
by eganist 2y ago
> But why doesn't this happen to restaurants, or super markets or car mechanics?
Not sure, but the counterpoint is the housing crisis. So painting it as something exclusive to healthcare suggests that there's no possibility of it being a systemic problem with Private Equity.
https://www.propublica.org/article/when-private-equity-becomes-your-landlord https://www.propublica.org/article/when-private-equity-becom...
One of the other comments raised said "because you don't have to go to those places," and it intuitively feels correct that basic needs are ripe for price gouging when supply is limited. But I'm out of my depth. Happy to hear other comments.