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greedo  ·  4882 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How banks get to be "Too Big To Fail"
Great graphic. Monopoly!

Edit: what was so special about 1998?





thenewgreen  ·  4881 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yorn  ·  4879 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Worth noting: FDIC insurance remained on bank side, too. This was pretty much the stupidest thing that could have happened. Deregulation without removing the FDIC insurance restored all the greed without removing the fear. It was no surprise what happened next.
mk  ·  4882 days ago  ·  link  ·