You say that if a company has a formula that works, it will not work? You are clueless.

Agreed. If a company has a business formula that works, it works. We need jobs now. Mom and Pops are a romantic notion that do not always work because the cost efficiencies are not present.

Absolutely connected and part of the issue...(who told you not?) It all circles back to creating wealth and paying taxes. No business=no jobs=no wealth=no taxes. The 15% in pay cut is a walk in the park during this recession, and may actually advance your economic situation because costs for most all big ticket items have been drastically reduced, and similar savings can be found in smaller ticket luxury and staple categories right now. A recession is actually fine if everyone recedes, because everyone stays the same. If you take advantage of the current lower costs for houses and automobiles right now, you are gaining buying power, even with a slight pay cut.

One in seven businesses have failed in the past 36 month. Taxes will be raised and drive out even more.

Just as no one who shops at Banana Republic is told that they are the Gap, and Black and Decker will not tell you on the box they build DeWalt, and the list goes on forever ofc ompanies who own multiple brands.! You might be new to shopping, so wise up. Public trust isses? You are just tossing words together.