[Maceman]

You write as if the laws of economic survival can be suspended by an evil cabal of greedy corporate CEOs.

I think you have missed the point of this article entirely.

[CowboyJay]

"You write as if the laws of economic survival can be suspended by an evil cabal of greedy corporate CEOs."

Not by the CEO's. By the corporate entity that they serve. I don't blame the CEO's. Hiring practices will of necessity favor the most ruthless to better serve the corporate animal that is their master.