One of the LARGEST contributors to the GREAT DEPRESSION was the lack of insurance on money deposits and large loans for buying stock and then when the market collapsed and there was a run on the banks for money which had been loaned out, but there was none becaue no one could pay their loans - and so followed bank failures leading to industry collapse, to employment (no unemployed insurance) to total disaster.
The Federal Governement, some time back, gave Chrysler a loan with no nonsense attached and it was quickly repaid. Now the Fed's give Chrsyler and GM large loans with strings attached and it has almost killed off Chrysler; however GM is doing much better and expects to paid off the loan with interest shortly and then they can return to a better business climate.
Headache is worse, nap time