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Related: About this forumStop the false narrative. It was necessary, but it is a bailout.
Lets get something straight. It was a bailout. We, the American people, bailed out a lot of rich investors who had deposits in Silicon Valley Bank.
https://egbertowillies.com/2023/03/18/stop-the-false-narrative-it-was-necessary-but-it-is-a-bailout/
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Stop the false narrative. It was necessary, but it is a bailout. (Original Post)
egbertowillies
Mar 2023
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No taxpayer money involved. Bank 'bailouts' are funded by taxes that banks pay.
emulatorloo
Mar 2023
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emulatorloo
(44,071 posts)1. No taxpayer money involved. Bank 'bailouts' are funded by taxes that banks pay.
Additionally the investors were NOT bailed out. They lost all their money.
I cant see your video because it is marked private so I dont know what you said.
But please try to avoid inadvertently repeating false GOP points.
egbertowillies
(4,058 posts)2. This is not a GOP talking point. It is their doing!
egbertowillies
(4,058 posts)3. Sorry. The video is up now
emulatorloo
(44,071 posts)4. Thanks for update. No need to apologize, stuff happens.
MichMan
(11,869 posts)5. Yep, FDIC guarantees $250k in deposits
Administration is guaranteeing 100% of anything over & above that amount on top of the FDIC rules