ENCOURAGE AVARICE

A Revolutionary Answer for Occupy

In recent musings, my family confirmed that Capital Extraction lay at the heart of our recession's tenacity. If Capital is not allowed out to exercise its muscles, the result is economic atrophy, as we all know so well.*

This being so, we then decided that the key to economic recovery, and the answer to Occupy's voluble cant, must lie in Private Equity.

Private Equity, in stark contrast with the trend in other sectors, is enjoying a rebirth. In fact, September 2011 angel and seed VC activity was up 172% since January 2010, and at their highest levels in the last seven quarters (CB Insights). Given enough reason, Holders who now sit on their capital will emerge from the sidelines to drive an economic Renaissance. It happened with dot.coms and it happened again with subprime mortgages. Today's Holders only need another sensational new "engine", and they will jump in with both feet.

Avarice simply will not be denied; ask any of those recently imprisoned for stepping over the line. Give Private Equity an arena to play in. Enough of public equity - put it back in the coffers where it belongs - I will not have my tax money vaporize in some "initiative" run by sleepy-heads.

Herein lies the answer - encourage avarice, and natural cupidity will do the rest. Drive Private Equity to the extreme boundaries it so loves and desires. Encourage Private Equity - this is the answer. A few will shine, many will die on the vine, and our economic ecosystem will thrive.

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* "Capital Extraction - The Root of All Evil" ExchangeNotes, Nov 12, 2011