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This might be unpopular, but they're not going to let major things fail because of political reasons. Popular opinion thinks the US is declining, and failures only add to that perceived momentum. That's why there's endless stimulus.

For letting major businesses fail, we really do have the resources to let those former employees do nothing but sit at home and use the internet all day and have no bills. But the US can't handle someone not working and still being able to pay their bills.



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