Robert Reich

Robert Reich

Stop Private Equity from Profiting while Our Communities Burn

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Robert Reich
Jul 07, 2026
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Friends,

Private equity firms are buying up all sorts of things that fire departments rely on — and jacking up their prices.

This is particularly harmful to volunteer fire departments, which make up about 85 percent of fire departments in the country and operate on shoestring budgets.

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