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To: TimF who wrote (38725)	11/18/2009 1:53:13 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 71588

Re: I agree. ...I think the reactions to those events has made the problem worse, in particular the bailouts and all the talk of "too big to fail" I agree with that. I would also add that there are (at least, probably many more as well) two distinct sectors (government and private financial services industry) who's independent actions have EACH increased the size (and thus the danger to the entire financial system) of "too-big-to-fail". Government bailouts are (obviously) one factor increasing the long-term systemic risks (unless reversed with appropriate regulatory action) and, as I have already noted, the "too-big-to-fail" firms THEMSELVES have taken great advantage of the global crisis and gotten EVEN LARGER (increasing the scale of the problem even further).