The difference is that our economy wasn't held together by beanie babies. A stock market crash has very wide ranging effects, not only to bankers but also retirees, blue collar workers, homeowners, new graduates and basically everyone else.
> A stock market crash has very wide ranging effects, not only to bankers but also retirees, blue collar workers, homeowners, new graduates and basically everyone else.
only has such an effect if those people who invested in the stock market has more than their risk tolerance invested.
