Righty, the shorts pay taxes, too. For the most part at least. They only get to dodge taxes if they can force companies out of business, which is their ultimate goal, and does happen.
But, imo, the real issue is that the SEC/DTCC individuals who make the decisions are being paid off by their buddies in the hedge funds to parade "good intentions" publically, eg: Reg SHO, grandfather clause cancellation, Spamalot, while quietly allowing the game to continue.
As long as there are billions to be made by NSS, there are millions to be made by being a corrupt govt official willing to look the other way.
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