I wouldn't say that the private sector doesn't care.
Read any labor history? And of course Enron cared so much about its employees that it encouraged them to buy stock that the executives knew was worthless because that was better for their pockets. This crisis was caused by egregious greed on the part of those who run major corporations. They have an utter disregard for anyone but themselves.
The market works to resove market issues on a global scale, without regard to individuals or individual countries or regions. Like a great many of you, the market is perfectly willing to inflict death on others if that's what will serve it best.
We, unlike the market, are supposed to be human, to have compassion and heart, to care for the weak, and to help others in a time of crisis. We are supposed to be a society, not a market.