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by oriettaxx 1177 days ago
I think it was not a poor joke, cause I think the reference perfectly fit the contest, anyhow my 'take is as a joke' was an invitation to take it less seriously, although it is a LOT of money (not coming from tax, I know, but anyhow collected to protect the general public and not a few), so it should also be taken more then seriously, as you did.
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yeah, you're good, I can see a perspective where the high value and societal integration involved caused the extended full coverage at all, compared to what would happen to a smaller bank that could not find a buyer.

I mostly think people misunderstand what happened and that joke can easily perpetuate that.