Former Bain Capital executive Ed Conard, who TPM readers might know for donating $1 million anonymously to a pro-Romney super PAC through a dummy corporation, is back in the news. He’s the subject of a lengthy New York Times magazine profile this week explaining his new book, “Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About the Economy Is Wrong,” which purports to explain why the 1 percent deserve every penny they have and why increasing income inequality is actually a good sign for the economy.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=155463