Research for Episode 23 -Â Stephen A. Schwarzman
Soundcloud: Episode 23 -Â Stephen A. Schwarzman
Correction: Sean admitted to not knowing whether or not it would be illegal for Stephen Schwarzman to fire his personal chef for having cancer. Under the Family Medical Leave Act it would be illegal to fire him as long as he did not take more than 3 months of time off for treatment.
New Yorker profile on Steve Schwarzman written not long after his garish multi million dollar 60th birthday partyÂ
Steve Schwarzman blaming Sea World trainer killed by Tilikum for her own death
Hedge Clippers on Schwarzman and Leon Black’s role in slashing wages, benefits, and using scab workers at Momentive in upstate New York. This resulted in a 100% increase in chemical spills
Laura Gottesdiner in Mother Jones on Blackstone’s rental backed securities and their role as the largest landlord in America
Report on Blackstone’s role in the Atlanta rental market, “Blackstone: Atlanta’s newest Landlord”
David Sirota on Trump’s decision to protect the Carried Interest Tax Loophole and how it might have been influenced by Steve Schwarzman and the $100,000 per plate fundraiser he held for Trump as tax legislation was being finalized.Â
Fortune article on Blackstone’s settlement with the SEC for charging illegal management fees
In 2010 Steve Schwarzman compared the idea of raising his taxes to Hitler invading Poland