When big companies collapse people take huge losses, lose the trust in the economy necessary for things to grow, and the economy is hurt for a long time. The ba

When big companies collapse people take huge losses, lose the trust in the economy necessary for things to grow, and the economy is hurt for a long time. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers almost destroyed the entire financial system, slow-motion collapses like GE and Sears that take decades are vastly preferable