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by adrr 1275 days ago
Investments were only bad in the short term. TARP, which purchased these assets, ended up being profitable for the government.
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WeylandYutani 1275 days ago
Good call yeah. Dutch government managed to buy up banks for cheap and made a profit on them.

"Almost crashed" is not the same as "crashed". 2008 Was a stress test and the system survived.

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