And the CEOs said “We need to be competitive in this world. We need to make new products and design new technology so our country can be powerful and profitable once again.”
And the Accountants said: “That is an expensive undertaking and requires research and development, and the hiring of engineers. Our stockholders won’t go for it. You might have to take a cut in salary.”
And the CEOs said: “Really? A cut? Okay, new plan: Re-paint last year’s models, outsource our technology and fire the engineers. How important can they be anyway? ”
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