[dmichulke]

What OP might mean:

Technically, your "jerks" don't lose capital (wealth) while the people with deposits in those banks do.

Yes, losing a job is a bad thing but a job is a mere right to a transaction (we exchange labor for money in the future) and not lost capital.

[codeddesign]

It’s the fed protecting a bank with a large financial interest. This isn’t the last bank this year…but one of few that will be protected.

[feraloink]

How fair is that? You aren't suggesting that it is fair, I realize.

And you are correct! Silicon Valley Bank was the first bank this year for whom the Fed is paying for uninsured deposits. The second bank is Signature Bank of New York, which regulators shut down one day later, on Friday March 10th. They are being protected as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/business/signature-bank-c...