Matter is neither created nor destroyed

I’ve been slightly peaved that the air transportation industry got a big bailout from the government. They weren’t making money before 9/11. Could it possibly be that they are losing money because they aren’t good business managers? In which case government handouts aren’t going to help them. Oh well, at least it kept some people employed till it runs out. I’ve also wondered about all the major losses the networks have had for their commercial-free television.

If I were a big company and I wanted to project big losses here is the scheme I would use to beg for corporate welfare. I pay $80/month to my hosting provider for 40GB of transfer. That comes out to $2/GB. I use maybe 10GB right now. So that means a 30GB, or $60 opportunity cost is lost. When I add up all my costs it’s $140 ($80+$60) in losses a month right, even though I’m only spending $80/month? Is this how big business inflates their losses?