Just in the past 25 years alone, there were over $2.22 trillion in corporate bankruptcies --- and that's just for U.S. corporations filing for $10 billion or more (If you care to peruse the data at www.bankruptcydata.com, you can come up with a more accurate total. There are a lot more with bankruptcies of $1 billion and more that aren't even included in that total).
But when compared to past U.S. corporate bankruptcies, Solyndra is barely a blip on the radar; but yet, it has garnered a lot of publicity. But why? Compared to the bank "bailouts" ($700 billion TARP + $187 billion for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), a ½ billion dollar loss from Solyndra should be nothing more than an annoying fly. In the entire scheme of things, compared to the $691 billion Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, Solyndra is a pittance.
