[mtgx]

Because the government keeps either bailing it out or protecting some actors when it should be punishing them to a much bigger degree.

Some may say, wait a minute, but if the government does that, doesn't it mean it interferes with the "free market" and whatnot? I think to have a real free market, you need a fair market. If some companies violate the law to get ahead, they should be punished. Or at the very least be allowed to fail when they reach their own individual "bust" after some high growth from risking with people's deposits.

The point is they can't have their cake and eat it, too.

[jazzyk]

The government should not be intervening in the market (through bailouts or subsidies) on behalf of an anointed market player (or group of players).

It should set the same rules for everybody and enforce them. If someone is not playing by the rules, they should be punished.

While an ideal fair/"free" market can probably never be reached, the US has seen better than the abomination we have now.