No actually people naked short to make money the going out of business part is a side effect and usually does not happen to good companies...
Check out all the penny pinkie threads here on Ihub you will find most of the scam stock flock is the same and most blame shorters, Market makers, Bashers,Etc Etc. for the stocks downfall never could it be their beloved company when in fact generally it is just the company and its management...
What does a company need to survive? Revenue... And for some believe me you their revenue is made off of the stockholder and nothing else...
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