> Appropriate them, and leave small and mid businesses hanged to dry? Yes this is exactly what I support should happen. The remaining assets can of course be u

> Appropriate them, and leave small and mid businesses hanged to dry? Yes this is exactly what I support should happen. The remaining assets can of course be used towards depositors (even beyond $250k FDIC insure). But beyond that, tough luck. In our American systems thousands, millions of people and small businesses fail and the answer is "tough luck". Their failure is too small for anyone to care. But when big banks fail government helps them, which is how this is seen as. If you have more than $250k in a bank account sitting somewhere, you're objective not destitute and you objectively do not need tax money to help you out any further. So, yes "tough luck". This is not depositors fault, but it's also not tax payers fault. A bailout is a bailout. If depositors are bailed out, it is still a bailout.