Ted Rall for August 03, 2009
Transcript:
Corporate profits are up. The reason: reduced payroll costs. (Man: Sales are zero. But we laid off so many workers, profits are up!) Ultimately, companies become balance sheets in space. (Television: Conglomco is now nothing more than a Twitter Account. It's a strong buy!) You might think there's no future in constant cost-cutting. But you'd be wrong. (Man: We're using loopholes in Labor Law to fire people who don't even work for us.) 200% unemployment: Capitalism made perfect. (Woman: I regret I only had one job to give for my country.)