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Ah, but capitalism was not at play here. It was the promise from the government to protect these companies that gave them the room to play. Take away the parachute, and no one jumps. To say this was "capitalism" isn't fair. Capitalism requires a risk/reward model to be relevant here. There was no risk for these companies - which is evident in the fact that all of them got huge bailouts as soon as they got caught with the hot potato. This revelation exposes the greed of some individuals, it can not be an indictment against a system which did not exist at the time of the event.
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