What Don't I Understand?

So the U.S. Government has allowed the unions to have 55% of General Motors, and allowed those same workers that have been laid off to still receive a full salary, and all of that is being subsidized with our tax dollars. At the same time the U.S. Government, overseeing GM, has asked the company to close down some of their dealerships. So the people that sell the product, that bring IN money to the company, are being shut down. What don't they understand about marketing a product?