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The bailouts were loans and equity stakes which got paid back, not grants.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martingale_(betting_system)

Gambling with unlimited amounts of other people's money is going to be profitable.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/2008...

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