I'm not pissing and moaning about my situation. I've always landed on my feet and am sure I will do so this time as well. Actually I am probably one of the lucky ones as I might have outlasted the down turn. Many in my field were off shored one to two years ago and haven't worked since.
I do own stock and have attended shareholder meetings.
Speaking of Warren Buffet, he recently stated that if the top 450 corporations in America paid the taxes they should be paying no American citizen would have to pay any tax at all.

Here are two recent local examples of corporate high jinx on the tax payer:

Immunex: I am sure glad I don't live in Seattle. Immunex threatened Seattle that if it didn't receive subsidies it was leaving town. Seattle tax payers began building Immunex an overpass and other amenities. The reason cited was keeping jobs here. before the project was half complete Immunex sold to Amgen. Amgen began the layoffs. This wasn't a hostile takeover which means negotiations had been ongoing for some time. Immunex knew full well it was going to sell out while it was blackmailing the taxpayer. kudos to them.

Boeing: Another blackmail against the state. Wasn't it a $2 billion dollar tax subsidy out of our pockets? This time the reason cited was the creation of a relatively small number of new jobs that can no way account for the $2 billion plus keeping the jobs here. Behind the scenes Boeing had already began their offshoring strategy. I know two people who have been advised that their entire departments are going to India. One in IT and the other not in IT.

Time for taxpayers to get some gaurantees in return for their dollar.