[nopardons]

It isn't "against the law"; it's against what CAN happen! There are now controls and cutoffs and full stops. There weren't those in '29.

The markets came through the tech Bubble. They came through the Enron/World.com/ et al scams. Hell, they came through 9/11! THERE WAS NO CRASH AND THERE WAS NO DEPRESSION!

[Lurker]

"There are now controls and cutoffs and full stops."

Let me ask you a question. Let's suppose those 'full stops' you mentioned kick in. That means noone can buy or sell stocks, right?

Well, if noone can buy or sell them aren't they functionally worthless? I mean what good is a 'equity device' if you can neither buy nor sell it?

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