Dean Holmes

The Largest Financial Bailouts in History 🇺🇸 U.S. TARP (2008) — $700B authorized 🇩🇪 German Economic Stabilisation Fund (2020) — €600B initially available 🇬🇷 Greece Debt Crisis (2010–2018) — €203.7B in EFSF/ESM loans 🇺🇸 Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac (2008 onward) — $191.5B drawn 🇺🇸 AIG (2008) — $182.3B committed 🇺🇸 Auto Industry Rescue (2008–2009) — ~$80B disbursed 🇬🇧 Royal Bank of Scotland (2008–2009) — £45.5B injected 🇪🇸 Spain's Banking Rescue (2012–2013) — €41.3B disbursed 🇬🇧 Lloyds Banking Group (2008–2009) — £20.3B injected

🌍💰 The Most Expensive Wars in History 🌐 World War II — $4.10 trillion (U.S. military cost) 🇺🇸 Post-9/11 Wars — ~$8 trillion (U.S. costs and obligations) 🇺🇸 Vietnam War — $738 billion 🇰🇷 Korean War — $341 billion 🌍 World War I — $334 billion (U.S. military cost) 🇮🇶 Persian Gulf War (1990–1991) — $102 billion 🇺🇸 American Civil War — $79.7 billion (Union and Confederate costs combined) 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia–Ukraine War — ~$588 billion in estimated Ukrainian recovery and reconstruction needs

🏦💥 Largest Corporate Bankruptcies in History 🇺🇸 Lehman Brothers (2008) — $691B 🇺🇸 Washington Mutual (2008) — $328B 🇺🇸 WorldCom (2002) — $104B 🇺🇸 General Motors (2009) — $91B 🇺🇸 CIT Group (2009) — $80B 🇺🇸 Enron (2001) — $66B 🇺🇸 Conseco (2002) — $61B 🇺🇸 Energy Future Holdings (2014) — $41B 🇺🇸 MF Global (2011) — $40.5B 🇺🇸 Chrysler (2009) — $39B 🇺🇸 Thornburg Mortgage (2009) — $37B 🇺🇸 Texaco (1987) — $35B