Profits Over People

We live in a society that seems to be built on putting profits over people. Companies are always so worried about their bottom line, and keeping their share prices up, and being able to pay dividends to shareholders, but they lose sight of the needs of the people working for them. What is a company without employees? But they take their employees for granted. They say that sales are down, so the employees will have to have their hours cut. But then they turn around and report to their shareholders that sales are up, and they are paying out dividends. How many employees had to cut back a little, here and there, so that those shareholders could get their dividends? How much extra pressure are those employees under, trying to do the same amount of work in less time, or with fewer people, so that those shareholders could get their dividends?

When is the revolution coming? It seems like we've been waiting a long time for it, but the have's just keep getting stronger while the have-not's fight amongst themselves.