[bert]

Actually, the actions you criticized enabled the companies to continue. Continuing with excess employees and unprofitable operations reduces cash and destroys income.

[ex-snook]

" Actually, the actions you criticized [laying off workers and exporting jobs}enabled the companies to continue

Yep, the companies will continue, revenues will go down, more cutting labor costs, more revenues go down -- repeat - until companies go out of business and socialism happens.