Well it's not. Lets see now. The world ended when: F W Woolworth Borden Bethlehem Steel Wright Aeronautics U S Rubber all fell out of the Dow and into oblivion. Hey, remember Nash Motors? Thought not. Hell, you probable don't even remember Woolworth's. Your equivalent would be WalMart Point is, as long as capitalism is left alone to do it's thing, everything will be fine. Don't confuse fair markets with the robber barons please.