Isn't shortchanging employees a tried and true American business value, overall? We must assure that profits are maximized and that the portfolios of the wealthy grow so obese and bloated that they need to be deliberated from time to time.
Employees? They are easily replaced "human resources" and not what this country is about. Who didn't get the memo? Profits are and will remain the number one priority in the USA. It's #1, and there are even destitute people out there with enough self-loathing to be sure to vote for it every chance they get.
Neo-liberal values mean that if there is no profit in preparing for a crisis like this, then there will be no investment in the mitigation of national disasters or preparation for them. That's how you run the US government like a sound business and we are seeing that in real time without even a good cover story for it.
El Presidente should be on a warpath of inducing deep anxiety and fear in the near future in order to exploit the possibilities for his regime.