The problem at present with companies in the United States are the unions and high wages. It's probably time to cut the unions and replace them with just an overall sweeping law that covers workers' rights and wage standards. And the first thing to do is to cut the minimum wage to $6.00 p/hour. Then adjust prices of good accordingly... bread 1.25 loaf, butter 0.65, gallon of milk 0.55, etc. Just readjust the whole thing. Make it affordable to hire workers again.  In the 1950's and 1960's, a single worker could afford with their usual wage to pay for the rent/mortgage, utilities, insurance and car insurance, feed the family of wife and 2 kids, and go out to dinner and to the movie 2 to 4 times per month, all on that one workers' wages for that month. Plus have some for savings left over.  The only model that works is that model.