Point taken. But these companies are not as blatantly overt about the whole thing as they used to be. And I believe this to be a direct consequence of their desire to see GWB back in the White House. The replacement of retirees with offshore labor is a case in point. Nobody is fired. No attention is drawn to the process. The people go away. The jobs go away. No muss. No fuss.
With Bush firmly re-elected, and not subject to any more re-election restraints, the avalanche will pick up unabated. I also expect to see further restrictions on free speech, of which CFR was only a foretaste. And kiss the Second Amendment goodbye.
Those on a one-way ticket to poverty will not be allowed access to firearms. Of course, they won't be able to afford them so it will ultimately be a moot point.