But, contrary to populist rhetoric, it is not just rich, well connected bondholders who get bailed out.

Should Bondholders be Bailed Out?

Who Should Be Bailed Out?

Commercial banks have to be bailed out by governments then governments have to be bailed out by commercial banks.

Nor have the oligarchs been bailed out.

Too big to fail banks, and the markets in which they participate, now know that they can expect to be bailed out if they get into trouble.

But Spain and Italy are too large to be bailed out.

In the end, both have to be bailed out by central banks.

So governments bailed out banks and economies, producing a sovereign debt crisis.

Elizabeth Get out! Get out! Get out!

Governments that bailed out private firms now are in need of bailouts themselves.

Of course, it was bailed out along with all the other money market funds.

Although Greece was bailed out a year ago, Plan A has now clearly failed.

When AIG was bailed out to the tune of 85 billion, the market fell 5 .

Mass financial failure is costly, even if no one, big or small, is bailed out.

They can undertake risks that others cannot, knowing that if they fail, they may be bailed out.

Given their systemic importance, many were bailed out and, with continued official support, returned to profitability quite quickly.

Their nightmare came to an end when they were released after their parents bailed them out even though the investigator called what happened a misunderstanding. Religious police were not satisfied and demanded that the two men get tried.

Finally, despite all the warnings about moral hazard, Western banks have been partly bailed out of their bad investments.

Central banks and finance ministries are also complicit, since debt gets bailed out far more aggressively than equity does.

Get out!

Get out!

Get out.

But risk takers have every incentive to try their luck again, knowing that, at worst, they will be bailed out.

But, for the major players in the financial sector, it is much more appealing to be bailed out by the taxpayers.

But if bankers know that they will be bailed out in bad times, they have an incentive to make risky loans.

In Germany, many consider the EFSF a breach of the fundamental principle that EU governments cannot be bailed out by their partners.

Get out of here.

Get out of bed!

Interest rates were slashed, insolvent banks were bailed out, the printing presses were turned on, taxes were cut, and public spending was boosted.

Debt investors, not the government, would have bailed out the banks, making the financial crisis substantially smaller, if it had occurred at all.

MUNICH With pain and misgiving, the United States Congress bailed out Wall Street in order to prevent a meltdown of America s financial system.

Then, distressed sovereigns that had already lost market access Greece and Ireland were bailed out by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union.

We gritted our teeth and for the sake of our national economies supported our governments as they bailed out the banks with public money.

Greed has to be controlled by fear of loss, which derives from knowledge that the reckless institutions and agents will not be bailed out.

Get out of my house!

Get out of my room!

Murderers, get out of here!

Let's get out of this playground.

Please get out of the car.

Please get out of the car.

When Bear Stearns creditors were bailed out to the tune of 30 billion in March, the rally in equity, money, and credit markets lasted eight weeks.

The market decided that this might also apply to the Irish government, which then had to be bailed out by the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).

Of course, before being bailed out by governments, banks had never made any return in their history, assuming that their assets are properly marked to market.

The fact that the Bank of England bailed out Northern Rock and the US Federal Reserve saved Bear Stearns with 30 billion suggests that they were right.