Sure. But the layoffs have not stopped...so next year, people will accept an even lower salary level....etc etc. Lowering the salaries at all during a time of

Sure. But the layoffs have not stopped...so next year, people will accept an even lower salary level....etc etc. Lowering the salaries at all during a time of record profits is a violation of the social contract, and should not be acceptable. But somehow, it's become the new normal.