How much collateral damage will there be if they fail? This is the reason the banks got bailed out, they are big and complicated so can't be unpicked and wound up.
If they were smaller the collateral damage is smaller and wind up manageable. There are real reasons for not letting big banks fail so we need to avoid them getting that big and complicated so they can be allowed to fail.
If they were smaller the collateral damage is smaller and wind up manageable. There are real reasons for not letting big banks fail so we need to avoid them getting that big and complicated so they can be allowed to fail.