An unsustainable system must, by definition, come to a stop

The current state of GM, Chrysler, and Ford:

It's like a disgusting game of musical chairs where there are three people—a current employee, a manager, and a retiree—and the retiree is already sitting down in the only chair while the music's still playing.

NB, earlier, while the song was playing, management and the current employee destroyed one of the two available chairs. Same difference. See also Social Security.