>I'm not entirely sure what my preference would be if the choice is between a bailout for both Boeing and the newly unemployed, or neither.

I think that's a false choice. We can take the latter without the former.

I think the point of the essay is what the rest of your comment speaks about. There's a clear distinction here between innocent parties and the groups who, frankly, fked up. All that's left is having the wherewithal to do what's right.