Would you say the same thing if they had stopped spending during the overnight shutdown of our economy and we plunged into a recession?

Governments are there to provide services. The last two years have been abnormal, this is when we expect our government to spend. When we’re back to normal and the economy is strong, you pull back.

Probably. Ford just reported they're no longer making profit on the Mach E due to rising costs from inflation.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/06/15/ford-cfo-says-inflation-...