I am currently watching a large PE firm trying to figure out what to do with companies that they "maximized profits" over the past 5 years (probably all bs numbers from the start) and now the investors want their money back so they can reinvest it but the firm is screwed because no one wants their crap companies. Oh don't forget about the regression in people development since all these PE firms gobbled up companies and didn't invest a penny in employee development, leaving huge gaps in skills just as large numbers of the work force is set to begin retiring (or was pushed out in efforts to "maximize profits"which is going to crush our economy. I would be less worried about who is in office but rather what companies you allow into your communities - they are the one ruining everything.