Man, you are dense. I have NO problem with legal freely entered transactions. That is not what this is about. I have no problem with people getting laid off, either. It happens; so what?
You simply refuse to understand that this will poison the electorate against the man.
Were there poor decisions made and improper personnel in place? Definitely.
However, that's a bit different from an overt strategy to take over, cannibalize, and sell off.
Seems like you wouldn't bother with the 8 years of investment and mergers if that was your goal. You'd also take the offer that was proposed by another enitity before everything went south, if making a quick buck is the endgame.
Well, if we just nominate a lifelong politician with no private business experience, we should please the electorate. Good work Einstein.