@progeniusgroup: The difference between AIG's bailout and Lehman's collapse wasn't about fairness or even financial health—it was about collateral damage. Lehman Brothers was an investment bank whose failure would hurt Wall Street and sophisticated investors who understood the risks they were taking. AIG was embedded so deeply into everyday American life that their collapse would destroy teachers' pensions, invalidate millions of life insurance policies, and shut down construction projects nationwide. When regulators realized even their government plane was AIG-leased, the choice became clear. This reveals the brutal reality of crisis decision-making: governments don't save companies, they save systems. Lehman could fail because sophisticated investors losing money doesn't threaten social stability. But when 81 million ordinary Americans hold life insurance policies worth $1.9 trillion through one company, that company becomes economic infrastructure rather than just a business. Source: Too Big To Fail (2011) Follow @progeniusgroup for more! #business #entrepreneur #aig #lehmanbrothers #bailout #financialcrisis #toobigtofail #collateraldamage #wallstreet #mainstreet #economicinfrastructure #lifeinsurance #pensions #systemicrisk #crisis #decisionmaking #essentialbusiness #publicnecessity #survival

Babes_Gellimino :

Friendly reminder that there is no such thing as “too big to fail” in capitalism. When Bernie Sanders and Zohar Mamdani try using socialism to help poor people, the media screams and cry’s fear. But when a corporation needs socialism, it’s necessary somehow.

Carthan :

If a company as big as GE needs financing for everything with their massive profits, that’s the problem

Rich :

Thanks Obama

user3104878271835 :

The entire thing was created by FHA loans - 100% guaranteed by the American government, 85% of all loans were FHA loans

jakeboles840 :

Aig paid all the money back and rose from the ashes.

Luis Perez5388 :

“You want to big to fail, here it is” is a very powerful line bc most business conglomerates have diversified enough that they have hands in every pie almost insuring that the govt will bail them out when it blows on their face

hello everyone :

This is why I laugh when people say they fear a stock market collapse…the us stock market is too big to fail… trillions are invested…. Almost every American has a connection to it somehow

brian :

lt was always going to be AIG to receive the bailout .If it had gone bust 100million + people would have been affected.

Vincent Loh :

not to mention Lehman's fall was self caused

strife_of_pete :

That scary moment when Goldman CEO tells Paulson “Jesus why is Immelt calling you?!”

Josh :

The problem wasn’t bailing out banks if they didn’t the economy would absolutely imploded probably worse than the 30s the issue is no one was punished for the problems they caused

Mathieu Houde47 :

they had to stop the other big to pay poker with Powell

Ash :

Movie name?

ChrisFromDallas :

Describe Spaghetti to Me :

There was legislation authorizing it

J.178 :

Lehman life line was decided by JPM. AIG is different .

Sbusiso Mfusi :

😁

user2708469255819 :

🥰🥰🥰

N1ghtSnacc :

😁

R.R.Kapa :

😭😭😭

JB86 :

Yet people will continue to vote for Republicans who allow this kind of crap to happen. Every one of those bankers should’ve went to prison.

MichaelK :

okey honest question. how has no one blown the monopoly whistle? we dismantled Standard oil for less

Exxio22 :

japan is going to raise interest rates oct 29, GAMESTOP IS GOING TO EXPLODEE

Wade Elliott :

Should have let the whole thing come down, no bailout...

Old Gold Tooth 🦷 :

Corporations get a bailout. The American way