A fine sentiment indeed. I agree with you, lowman, 100% on the shorting concept. As useless as it has been for me, I do have a degree in economics and if remember 101 correctly, supply and demand took care of just about every balancing act this market required.
Cheaters have no place here, but they are everywhere. It is too bad. I got on my soap box about simply being nice once and a while on another board, but I could use the same post here modified for cheating. Just a shame all together. I used to have my own businesses - not public - but I know how hard it can be. This cheating, or shorting, just puts another hurdle in front of an industrious CEO that sometimes can not be overcome.
And the SEC? I love your analogy - dead on! (excuse the pun...)
I agree with you once again, lowman - throw 'em all in jail for a while. Let 'em see what it means to be naked and short...in prison! I think they will experience something that has little to do with finance...
Have a great green hump day!!
:P
-Neb