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2. No Bail Outs This Time

Reply to SamuelTheThird (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:26 AM

Dec 12

Put the companies in receivership, fire the people in charge after clawing back as many of their assets as possible, and break the big institutions up into smaller more manageable (and less powerful companies).

I hope Dems learned some lessons from 2008. Too big to fail was basically a moniker for rich people can’t be held accountable.

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Why private credit is creating major concerns among economists [View all] SamuelTheThird Dec 12 OP

Something similar happened in the 1920s with all the banks Deminpenn Dec 12 #1

No Bail Outs This Time modrepub Dec 12 #2

Don't worry. aocommunalpunch Dec 12 #3

Crossposting your other thread right here. Just because. yonder Dec 12 #4

I don't claim to have the remotest expertise on any of this SamuelTheThird Dec 12 #5