For more than two years, business has kept America and the world running. The pandemic didn’t stop grocery stores, oil companies, or tech firms from feeding Americans, heating their homes, and innovating new ways to educate children. The historic supply chain disruptions that followed did not stop hospitals from taking care of people, packages from being delivered, or cars from being made.
Despite these successes, virtually every segment of America’s influencer class is attacking companies large and small. Gas stations and oil companies are demonized for prices, airlines for delays and cancellations, and real estate and tech firms for layoffs and hiring reversals. These hostile narratives ignore that companies are preoccupied with meeting the demands of inflation, supply chains, and sagging labor participation; and unless businesses start pushing back, these critiques will likely shift from words to actions – higher taxes, more regulations, and consumer lawsuits.
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