Short Selling Ban Backlash

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Cructuche of AL 3:39PM November 02, 2008

Banning the evil short sellers is only part of the problem. I have done extensive research on the markets and come to the conclusion that markets go down when people sell stocks. Since it is unacceptable for the market to decline in an election year, the right solution is obviously to ban all stock sales until after November.

George of WA 11:15AM September 20, 2008

Why give anyone incentive to destroy our financial systems and markets, then reward them? Shorts would have no need to spread false rumors and panic if short selling was not allowed. That is insane.

Tim of DC 7:21PM September 19, 2008

It's not "taxpayers" paying for this. It is all citizens via inflation of the dollar. It is future Social Security recipients who will be blamed for everything wrong in the USA.
If it were "taxpayers", they'd raise taxes, especially on capital gains. Ha. Ha.

of 3:56PM September 19, 2008