[LeoTinnitus]

It's not some libertarian ideal saying companies should survive over people, it's if a large portion of the economy gets halted, other people will become impoverished too possibly leading to other devolving societal effects.

Remember that the black death cause such population decline among the peasants that the equivalent of wages increased dramatically. Artisans as well as they were skilled. Leftists always claim they want higher wages, well a dramatic death toll and innumerable job openings will put a massive premium on labor. Even bad labor.