We have all worked, expected to get paid fairly. A tit for tat thing.

Very Briefly: How Does Private Equity Work?

Maybe the title should be 'A Tiny Glance Into Private Equity for Complete Financial Dunces' which would be me! I know nothing about finances really, or about the structures of Wall Street. I read what is posted here and learn a lot, but I still just basically nod along, and will continue to do so! Recently I watched a video which explains how private equity firms operate and wanted to share it here.

from: https://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/outofline/2009/...

My neighbor had her trees wind-sailed last week and graciously had the contractor dump the wood chips in the driveway for my compost pile (it pays to share my annual bounty with neighbors).

Found this interesting take on various options to shore-up the conditions of our freight /
passenger rail system. The author suggested a partial nationalization of the rails, similar
to the system we have for Interstate highways. The government would purchase all of the
private rails and right-of-ways from the corporate owners and be responsible for the
maintenance. The private rail companies would retain possession of the engines, cars,