I'm sad to see the employees of the manufacturers and back up industries suffer, but have always been sceptical of the constant call by the big manufacturers for federal funding. It seems part of the business plan to extract millions (if not billions) to prop up their business. If a business can't survive without support it shouldn't continue. Whilst I'm not an accountant I'm sure the disclosed profit margins are in reality greater than declared, like any business claimed deductions aren't necessarily real ones. The underlining fact is they can build cars cheaper elsewhere. If they can cut costs and increase profits they are going to do it. I'm in no doubt if they didn't have the alternative of somewhere else to build cars cheaper, they'd continue operations here.