The overwhelming consensus in the policy community is that if only the government had bailed out Lehman, the whole thing would have been a hiccup and not a heart attack.  Famous investors and leading policymakers alike have opined that in our ultra-interconnected global economy, a big financial institution like Lehman can never be allowed to fail.
Od té doby uplynul jeden rok, utratily se biliony dolarů z veřejných peněz a světová politická komunita prošla hlubokým sebezpytováním. Vzali jsme si však správná ponaučení?