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HVAC Got Worse On Purpose

Sep 30, 2026

Private equity bought the largest HVAC contractors. Their playbook pays technicians based on what they sell. Just six companies make most of the units they install.

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Your Pet Care Got Worse On Purpose

May 27, 2026

How Mars, KKR, and JAB quietly bought up the clinics that treat America's dogs and cats, why your bill keeps climbing and the legal trick that lets a corporation own a practice in states where that is illegal.

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Why your stuff stopped lasting, who profited, and what's still built right.

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