>It's up to management to use them responsibly. There's the rub, by mandating a cash reserve, does that necessarily include required futures on critical operat

>It's up to management to use them responsibly. There's the rub, by mandating a cash reserve, does that necessarily include required futures on critical operating items? Who decides what's critical? What happens if they don't follow those rules? GM and Chrysler are still around. I don't know how well they've done compared to Ford, but until the bailouts stop coming or the laws don't change, there may not be a reason to do this.