I will never ever in a million years understand this mentality. Do you honestly believe they'd be permanently out of work?
There are probably thousands of people who lose their job working at a small business every day. Do you worry about the impact that has?
Not that it would ever come to it nor would the costs ever be returned to the consumer but how much lower would the average $45k vehicle would cost if a worker wasn't making a Grant or so along with a decent retirement?