[sakic]

Even if we were in the middle of the most booming economy in history, MSNBC would still be a financial basket case, and these layoffs still would have occurred.

Perhaps, but layoffs have become part of corporate culture no matter how well a business is doing. It's all about stock value and shareholders now.

[KevinDavis]

So??

[gridlock]

It's all about stock value and shareholders now.

Same as it ever was. People like to look back to a far gone time when things were better. But the truth of the matter is that things were lousy back then, too.