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		priv_acy on Feb 22, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Should Taxpayers Give Big Banks $83 Billion a ... This is the part that gets me, as I've been saying this for a while - Left unchecked, the superbanks could ultimately require bailouts that exceed the government’s resources. Picture a meltdown in which the Treasury is helpless to step in as it did in 2008 and 2009. Makes one side seem a little less important to me.

snambi on Feb 22, 2013 [–]

Well, it is certainly possible.

It can go from "too big to fail" to "too big to rescue".

When that happens these banks, it would be disaster for many countries, not just companies.

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