Twenty or 30 years ago, if a bank in North America lent too much money to some people who couldn't afford to pay it back and the bank went bust, that was bad for the lender and bad for the borrower, but we didn't imagine it would bring the global economic system to its knees for nearly a decade.
Acum 20-30 de ani, dacă o bancă  americană împrumuta prea mulți bani unor oameni care nu-i puteau returna și banca ar fi dat faliment, asta ar fi fost rău pentru bancă  și rău pentru debitor, dar n-ar fi putut îngenunchea  sistemul economic global timp de zece ani.