Romney In 1985: Bain’s Job Is To “Harvest” Companies

A newly-discovered video by Mother Jones puts to rest any idea that Romney’s Bain mission was to create jobs.

Mother Jones has obtained a video from 1985 in which Romney, describing Bain’s formation, showed how he viewed the firm’s mission. He explained that its goal was to identify potential and hidden value in companies, buy significant stakes in these businesses, and then “harvest them at a significant profit” within five to eight years.

The video was included in a CD-ROM created in 1998 to mark the 25th anniversary of Bain & Company, the consulting firm that gave birth to Bain Capital. Here is the full clip, as it appeared on that CD-ROM (the editing occurred within the original):

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.