> in fact some of Boeing's best and most successful years as a company were well after that.

That's logical, isn't it? If your claim is that the company cut the long-term philosophy and squeezed short-term benefits, the most profitable time for the company is logically going to be the time where benefits go up while long-term investments are no longer made.

I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that your rebuttal isn't going to convince someone thinking like that.