Yes and no. It comes down to the morals and patriotism of the CEO and board. They can accept less profits , and ask shareholders to increase the P/E they will accept, because it's the right thing to do for the country. You would be shocked at how many CEOs actually think this way When I found out I had employees at our arena on public assistance, I immediately gave raises to every hourly employee and their managers I was embarrassed that was the case. It's just wrong