Many Institutions Climb on Gravy Train: Corporations, States, Cities and Who Knows What Else

Let's see who else is requesting federal bailout money, now that the floodgates are blown open:

American Express
Transportation Corridor Agencies of California
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
General Electric
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State of California
State of New Jersey
State of New York
Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association
City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
City of Phoenix, Arizona
City of Atlanta, Georgia
City of Detroit, Michigan

There are now DOZENS of institutions trying to get onto the gravy train! They need to all be told to cut their expenses and live within their means. People do it; why can't they?