Is it really too big to fail?

Javon 2022-10-12 06:34:24

This semester I was studying the history of financial crises, from the Dutch tulip boom to the Great Depression to the current 2008 financial crisis. Professor has always recommended this book, and I finally finished the movie before reading this book again.
For people who don't understand the financial crisis, this must be seen in the clouds. What is TARP? Why is the government involved? Why is nationalization a last resort? First of all, this movie may not be able to clearly describe the reasons for the entire financial crisis, but as far as the collapse of Lehman is concerned, the hearts of Dick, Hank and other characters portrayed are realistic enough, as if they can really feel the strong atmosphere of Wall Street. Secondly, is it really too big to fail? The foundation of this theory is that today, with the continuous innovation and complexity of the financial system, financial products are emerging one after another, and there are many areas that we can still fully understand. It is said that once investors lose confidence in one of them, they will reach the height of implicated in several companies. In addition, the intertwining of businesses has created the possibility that one family will collapse and every family will collapse. So when the financial crisis happened, the government had to pay for these bold financial institutions.
In short, we always learn to correct from our past mistakes and then make progress. The shadow of the 2008 financial crisis in the United States is gradually receding. From the continuous innovation of the S&P500 index, it can be seen that it is slowly recovering, but the lessons of this financial crisis should still be kept in mind.

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Too Big to Fail quotes

  • Michele Davis: They almost bring down the US economy as we know but we can't put restrictions on how they spend the $125 billion we're giving them because... they might not take it!

  • Chinese Official: There was an approach last month from Russia. They have considerable holdings in Fannie and Freddie as well. They suggested we coordinate and without warning dump hundreds of billions of Fannie and Freddie's bonds onto the market.

    Henry Paulson: [Flabbergasted] That would be...

    Chinese Official: Chaos. The amount of debt your country carries is a terrible vulnerability.

    Henry Paulson: But you...

    Chinese Official: We declined. Respectfully. Even in the US it seems the relationship between the government and private industry isn't so simple.