The Big Short Was Right: 2008 Crisis Explained | Who Lost, Who Won the Bailout

Описание: 🔴 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS: Who Lost, Who Won?

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers collapsed and triggered the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. 8 million Americans lost their homes. Trillions vanished from retirement accounts. 9 million people lost their jobs.

But some people made billions.
Some banks got rescued with YOUR money.
And nobody went to jail.

This is not about left or right.
This is about who wins when the system breaks.

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - THE SETUP - "The American Dream Becomes a Trap"
01:24 - THE MACHINE - "How Wall Street Weaponized Mortgages"
03:38 - THE COLLAPSE - "When the Music Stopped"
06:05 - THE BAILOUT - "Who Got Saved, Who Got Sacrificed"
08:08 -THE REAL WINNERS - "Follow the Money"
10:06 - THE COVER-UP - "Why Nobody Went to Jail"
11:53 - THE HIDDEN BAILOUT - "The $16 Trillion Secret"
13:10 - THE AFTERMATH - "What Really Changed"
16:03 - THE CULTURE & THE FUTURE - "The Big Short & Satoshi"

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📚 KEY FACTS:
$700 billion TARP bailout (official)
$16 trillion in secret Fed loans (revealed in 2011)
8.8 million foreclosures
0 Wall Street executives jailed
Goldman Sachs paid back bailout in 9 months, then paid $23B in bonuses
Warren Buffett made $3B+ from Goldman Sachs "investment"
Blackrock became crisis manager for Fed, now controls $10 trillion

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🎬 WANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS BETTER? WATCH THESE:

📽️ ESSENTIAL FILMS ABOUT 2008 CRISIS:

🔥 THE BIG SHORT (2015)
The story of the investors who predicted the crash and bet against Wall Street. Starring Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt. Winner: Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. This film explains subprime mortgages, CDOs, and credit default swaps in the most entertaining way possible.

🔥 MARGIN CALL (2011)
24 hours inside a Lehman Brothers-like investment bank as it realizes the entire system is about to collapse. Starring Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto. The most realistic portrayal of what actually happened inside Wall Street during those final hours.

🔥 TOO BIG TO FAIL (2011)
HBO film showing the 3 weeks behind the bailout from inside the government. Starring William Hurt as Hank Paulson, Paul Giamatti as Ben Bernanke. Shows how the $700 billion decision was actually made.

📺 MUST-WATCH SERIES:

🔥 SUCCESSION (2018-2023)
HBO's Emmy-winning masterpiece about the Roy family and their media empire. While not directly about 2008, it perfectly captures how elite families think, operate, and maintain power. If you want to understand the psychology of the people who run these systems, this is essential viewing.

📽️ OTHER RECOMMENDED:
Inside Job (2010) - Oscar-winning documentary
Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve (2013)
99 Homes (2014) - The human cost of foreclosures
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) - Wall Street culture
Billions (2016-2023) - Hedge funds vs prosecutors

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💡 WHY THESE FILMS MATTER:
Everything in this video actually happened. These films are not entertainment—they are documentation. Watch them to see the same story from different angles: the traders (Big Short), the banks (Margin Call), the government (Too Big to Fail), and the elite mindset (Succession).

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🔍 SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
Federal Reserve Emergency Lending Data (2007-2010)
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report (2011)
"Too Big to Fail" by Andrew Ross Sorkin
"The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Congressional Oversight Panel Reports (2008-2011)

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💬 DISCUSSION QUESTION:
In 2008, the system proved it was designed to save banks, not people. The same executives who caused the crisis got bonuses. The same institutions that failed got rescued. What do you think will happen in the NEXT crisis?

Share your thoughts below 👇

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⚖️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes. It presents documented historical facts and economic analysis. All financial data is sourced from official government reports, court documents, and peer-reviewed research. This is not financial advice.

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