Short Selling Ban Backlash

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Cructuche of AL @ Nov 02, 2008 15:39:10 PM

The perfect solution

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 @ Sep 20, 2008 11:15:27 AM

Shorts Are Very Evil People

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 @ Sep 19, 2008 19:21:16 PM

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 @ Sep 19, 2008 15:56:05 PM

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Kirk Shinkle is a senior editor at U.S. News. He writes daily about ups and downs in equity markets, sectors and stocks. Formerly, he covered business and economics on both coasts for Investor's Business Daily.

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