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The word bailout seems to be getting redefined a bit here. The government is stepping in with short term funding to guarantee all uninsured bank deposits. This isn't a matter of another bank buying the failed SVB and the government acting as an arbitrator, the government is setting up the program and footing the bill until they can press the cost on to other banks.

This isn't a shareholder bailout and they say the bill ultimately won't sit on tax payers,but it's a bailout none the less.

edit: to clarify I don't mean it's being redefined by the parent post here, bailout is being redefined for the whole SVB situation to avoid using a term that people respond poorly to.



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