In this case "the government" refers to the upper management of Ford, or at least that's how I read your parents post. To reword: > But since this time, the s

In this case "the government" refers to the upper management of Ford, or at least that's how I read your parents post. To reword: > But since this time, the shareholder value has taken over the government. But since that time, Ford management only cares about maximizing shareholder value.