Um, banks and "too big to fail" cost a few billion dollars a few times a century. The most recent bailout was profitable for the treasury. While I'm not genera

Um, banks and "too big to fail" cost a few billion dollars a few times a century. The most recent bailout was profitable for the treasury. While I'm not generally a proponent of war or the military, it's hardly clear that these are a large amount of rent seeking compared to the broader economy.