Yes and the US Government would never just hand billion$ to automakers... Oh wait[1].
Now we can debate whether the bailout was good or not, but, to rephrase your post: "The U.S. financially supports U.S. companies. You aren't competing in a free market when that happens."
Now we can debate whether the bailout was good or not, but, to rephrase your post: "The U.S. financially supports U.S. companies. You aren't competing in a free market when that happens."
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_the_2008%E2%80%9320...