Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Scream for a Bail Out in Reaction to Bank Collapse

Silicon Valley venture capitalists are screaming for a bail out in response to the recent sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank — the second-largest bank failure in history, behind the collapse of Washington Mutual at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.

“YOU SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW — THAT IS THE PROPER REACTION TO A BANK RUN & CONTAGION @POTUS & @SecYellen MUST GET ON TV TOMORROW AND GUARANTEE ALL DEPOSITS UP TO $10M OR THIS WILL SPIRAL INTO CHAOS,” entrepreneur Jason Calacanis exclaimed.

YOU SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW — THAT IS THE PROPER REACTION TO A BANK RUN & CONTAGION @POTUS & @SecYellen MUST GET ON TV TOMORROW AND GUARANTEE ALL DEPOSITS UP TO $10M OR THIS WILL SPIRAL INTO CHAOS

— @jason (@Jason) March 12, 2023

Am curious if the innovation world is the only part of our economy that doesn’t deserve a depositor bailout?

And can’t help but ask how many equivalent aid packages to Ukraine (0.5 of them?) it takes to resolve the crisis impacting thousands of promising US technology companies.

— Joe Lonsdale (@JTLonsdale) March 11, 2023

To clarify – I’m opposed to bail outs, and it’s crazy that well-connected-to-DC debt-holders and even equity of banks got bailed out in 2008 (although I understood actions to protect depositors in that crisis).

SVB equity and the ~18B debt holders will likely lose all or most as… https://t.co/5Q2JDKQ9uA

— Joe Lonsdale (@JTLonsdale) March 11, 2023

There are small companies that can’t make payroll. The domino effect to employees is crushing.

— Sara Ledterman (@saraledterman) March 11, 2023

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