too big to fail, n.Definitions

Too big to fail (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a government insurance policy for the very wealthy, paid by taxpayers, whose subsidy is roughly the banks' whole profit.

Too big to fail (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the nanny state the rich truly want; in a real capitalist economy, the gamblers who lost would simply be wiped out.