PunchPrincess, short selling is not bad because it causes you to lose money and some trader to gain. You are making the mistaken assumption that the stock market is there to always go up and make you money. The goal of the stock market is a fair representation of the profits in our economy. Your government has failed you in that they think that propping up the financial market will help you. They have it backwards as do you - ensuring stable growth and market regulation allows for a slowly growing economy which is reflected in the stock market.
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PunchPrincess, short selling is not bad because it causes you to lose money and some trader to gain. You are making the mistaken assumption that the stock market is there to always go up and make you money. The goal of the stock market is a fair representation of the profits in our economy. Your government has failed you in that they think that propping up the financial market will help you. They have it backwards as do you - ensuring stable growth and market regulation allows for a slowly growing economy which is reflected in the stock market.