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I think the "phrase" in question has a more limited meaning than you are trying to ascribe to it. It means that people who are in a situation where they stand
by cypherpunks01 4y ago
I think the "phrase" in question has a more limited meaning than you are trying to ascribe to it.
It means that people who are in a situation where they stand to directly benefit from a bailout (depositors, bondholders, shareholders) will lean away from libertarian views, based on their own needs at the time. It doesn't claim that libertarians are for/against bailouts in general.
People who would not be directly helped, or who might even be harmed by a bailout (taxpayers), rail against them as being unfair, as in the examples you point out.