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Part One: Frank Lorenzo: The Man Who Ruined Air Travel

Behind the Bastards

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The Rise of the Corporate Raiders

In 1965 when Frank gets hired by TSA only about 20% a little less of the US population had ever been on an aircraft, right? And for it so in 60 65 less than 20% of the countries ever even been on a plane. So basically everyone who gets to adulthood is on a plane at least once right very rare sure yeah, it's just like life now. The corporate Raiders explains close are also the ancestors of today's shareholder activists They don't buy underperforming companies they buy into them and force their managers to up their game.

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