> everything is pure upside, wealth generated out of thin air. Isn't this also how companies perceive job cuts and wage reduction? Forget about Henry Ford's id

> everything is pure upside, wealth generated out of thin air. Isn't this also how companies perceive job cuts and wage reduction? Forget about Henry Ford's idea of having a population that can actually afford to buy your products, just keep cutting labor costs. Edit: Or stock buybacks. Just as long as "the line goes up" for now doesn't matter if you run the whole ship into the ground in the future.