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Meet Henry Kravis' cartoon alter ego

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Henry_Kravis.jpgPrivate equity critic Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films has a new critique of private equity. But instead of filming the homes of buyout king Henry Kravis, Greenwald has turned the dealmaker into a cartoon villain in a short video that's "Daily Show" meets "School House Rock" ... but with far less humor and rock. Of course, it is kind of hard being funny when discussing capital gains and the structure of leveraged buyouts -- unless, of course, your name is Carl Icahn. Greenwald uses "Larry the Loophole" to help bring the capital gains tax issue back to the forefront during the election cycle. Watch the video after the jump. - Matthew Wurtzel

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