What should have been an obvious consequence of government bailouts.

The government solution, of course, is more government intervention in the process.

Government and the "private" sector, merging into one monopolistic power structure, with the "private" corporations having immense power and wealth in return for giving the government near-total control. The example I've often used is from the end of "Animal Farm," where the animals suddenly realize they can no longer tell the difference between the pigs that have taken power in the "war of liberation," and the farm owners who now seem to be working with them instead of opposing them.

I've noticed some people out there now who are actually brave enough to use the word "fascism" in its technical sense.