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In reply to the discussion: HOSTESS Spinning BOGUS Story: NO profitable company shuts down over a spat with labor. [View all]Flatpicker
(894 posts)24. Hostess was Bained
the hedge fund who owns them took out a 700,000,000 dollar loan in their name. Now they will walk away with all that money and the company will be liquidated.But, somehow this is the unions fault.
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HOSTESS Spinning BOGUS Story: NO profitable company shuts down over a spat with labor. [View all]
kpete
Nov 2012
OP
A smash-and-grab. The 1% have killed the Twinkie for personal, short-term gain.
Fire Walk With Me
Nov 2012
#7
The greedy bastards at the top bleed the company dry and get out while the going's good.
bulloney
Nov 2012
#33
yeah, if you believe the *crap* coming out of corporate. the pensions are "unfunded"
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#43
+1. but some democrats are only interested in 'baining' when it's done by the republican
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#48
The Comic strip "Over The Hedge" has been doing story lines about the end of Twinkies
alfredo
Nov 2012
#27
There sure is a lot CEO's crying in their soup about the Democratic process of this country.
aandegoons
Nov 2012
#53
that is how i saw it. i had been hearing about hostess woes way before now. agree and
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#57