“In a downturn like this, the first thing a company should do is give up any distributions to shareholders,” Lazonick said. “But in a crisis, companies will differ. Some will care … and some will rob the workers, who should expect that their continued employment will be the company’s first concern.”
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Emerson will die on the hill of "xx years of increased dividends to shareholders." History will not be kind to the leaders responsible.