To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE

 
To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE
The JP Morgan and Chase headquarters is seen in New York in this January 30, 2008 file photo. The Bank of England estimates governments the world over have spent or committed a staggering $14 trillion to prop up the financial system following the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. Despite the protestations by politicians that such a large-scale rescue should never be allowed to happen again, their actions over the past two years suggest the opposite. Picture taken January 30, 2008. To match special report DAVOS/FINANCE REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS)