Bailouts: The Anti-Capitalist Virus

I wrote this in March and it’s more true than ever:

Bailouts are bad for many reasons. But the two worst are that they cost a ton of money, and, second, they get government in bed with business. As a result, we’re becoming increasingly numb as a people to the idea that a $1T here and a $1T there is no big deal, just as we’re getting used to the idea of the government has any business directing how private companies should spend their money. The bailout is an anti-capitalist virus that attacks our public finances and our commitment to corporate independence. We must let these companies fail or we’ll destroy free market capitalism. That is the real systemic risk.

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