Ultimately, what matters for the well-being of individuals is not that they are employed as such, but their purchasing power in terms of the goods and services that they earn.
Deflation can never repair the damage of a prior inflation. It would be like running someone over with a car, and then trying to fix the situation by backing up over the person again.
Rulings and regulations that force companies to keep unprofitable businesses operating "for the public good," are really a net loss for the public good.
