I frequently wonder if these folks attempting to squeeze the very life out of the “consumer” (I prefer the phrase “citizen & voter”) ever stop and wonder what will happen when there’s nothing left to squeeze? Because that day is coming sooner rather than later. Its my suspicion that it will end with blood. Rather a lot of it.
The employees and executives might not care, but surely the shareholders do? If they really think "shit hits the fan" is going to happen any time soon, then they should sell their overvalued shares and buy some fixed income instrument like treasuries. Except they don't, because that'll be a dumb move. Despite the saying of "companies only care about the next quarter" being around for decades, the stock market has been on a tear, with little sign that "shit hits the fan" is going to materialize any time soon.
