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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by wpietri on Sunday March 12, 2023 @01:27PM (#35123113)
There is more than one kind of bailout. Any taxpayer money going in is a bailout. Giving taxpayer money to rich depositors is a bailout.
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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by lanstin on Sunday March 12, 2023 @02:13PM (#35123901)
Mostly the money comes from fees levied on banks in the FDIC program.
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Re:Yellen says government will help SVB depositors but rules... by wpietri on Sunday March 12, 2023 @02:31PM (#35124166)
Yes, but plenty of people are calling for going beyond that.

And it's not clear to me that other banks would be excited to pay higher insurance premiums to bail out Silicon Valley Bank's customers here. If you see something otherwise, please let me know.

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