It is already clear that the high risk bet of 2008 has not paid off, any more than it did in 1929. On the contrary, the failure to perform one rescue has made more rescues necessary: of AIG, of HBOS in Britain.  That is unlikely to be the end.  There are lists circulating of which institution is next on the ladder to fall off – or be picked off.  The most appropriate analogy for this kind of mood is Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None …” in which each murder produces more paranoia.
现在已经清除，2008年高风险的赌注还没有得到回报，一点也不比1929年的多。相反，放任公司破产导致必须拯救更多的公司，比如美国国际集团以及英国的哈利法克斯银行。这两家也不大可能是最后需要救助的公司。人们都在流传着一份名单，看下面是哪个公司要倒台或者冲垮。此情此景就像是克里斯蒂侦探小说，谋杀一个接一个。