Kevin O'Leary pledges $1-million if Premier Notley steps down

[Saviolo]

5. Can't stand this guy.

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He's the worst kind of vulture capitalist.

I remember watching... I think it was Shark Tank, not Dragon's Den. Had a guy on making racks for pickup truck beds. He was all excited because he was making the product locally, putting a bunch of people in his small community in gainful employ, and producing something useful that people want. He wanted some capital to expand his operations so he can hire more people. O'Leary just straight up said, "But you could get those made cheaper in China, and with shipping would still be a higher profit margin. So, I won't help you unless you eliminate your local hiring practice and bring your unit cost down." (I'm paraphrasing)

He'd sell his own family if he thought he'd make a decent ROI.