Yes, but ending lemon socialism should only happen when a society is able to handle the effects of businesses failing gracefully. Going back to your apple - th

Yes, but ending lemon socialism should only happen when a society is able to handle the effects of businesses failing gracefully. Going back to your apple - the requirements for society to gracefully handle an apple's owner allowing it to rot are nothing. For handling a large company failing gracefully, they are very significant. A society that is happy to let this happen should recognise this difference and set aside resources to prepare for it - on a scale that recognises the relative difference.