All I can say is wow! You are in a different universe than I am. First off, let me be clear, I was not in favor of any of the bailouts. Call me naive, but I feel that the sooner we take our medicine, the sooner the recovery can begin.
If you think all of those entitlement you mention above should happen, good for you. Just don't use taxpayer money to do it.
The sooner the unions are broken, the sooner Detroit can start being competitive again.
My Dad retired from Ford, so I'm not unsympathetic or unfamiliar with the issues, but life is all about competition. The reason the US is what we are is because of our competitive nature. This should never be compromised in my opinion. If the automakers want to remain competitive on the world stage, they had better start making the changes that will make them that way, like, yesterday. The problem is the unions don't get it and are living in the past...just like the people of Buffalo in general. But that's a different thread.