This kind of leaves a sour taste in my mouth, seeing as GM took an 11 billion dollar government bailout. Should they really be allowed to make speculative bets

This kind of leaves a sour taste in my mouth, seeing as GM took an 11 billion dollar government bailout. Should they really be allowed to make speculative bets in a highly competitive market, where the market leader (Uber) essentially has unlimited capital? Isn't this the kind of stuff that got GM into trouble?