The Silicon Valley Bank bailout last year was particularly egregious: it was a midsize bank with relatively rich depositors, yet all depositors were bailed out, creating an implicit assumption that government will protect deposits at any bank.
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Ruchir SharmaEvidence Quote
“the most ridiculous situation was last year where you had the Silicon Valley Bank bailout which is that it was a midsize Bank of relatively ra uh rich depositors and uh the depositors were all bailed out”
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