[WildHighlander57]

Downsized, as in Los Angeles 1989 to 1992?

All the major aerospace companies were laying off in massive quantities.

Whole departments were eliminated, from the manager on down.

It was brutal and many people never were able to get back into the industry when it finally started to recover.

Entire shopping malls closed because the factory workers that shopped there were out of work.

That mall is still closed.

This time if it happens again, I don’t think folks will ever work in the field again, due to that “unemployed need not apply” meme.

[cripplecreek]

I don’t owe them a job.

[ontap]

I don't exclude defense contractors when it comes to government waste. Fact is maybe some of them aren't that efficient and some might be be on the subsidy dole because of certain campaign contributions Sorry...if you can't convince a majority of the House and Senate and the defense department has said the weapon you're producing isn't needed then that's to bad!!!