[The Duke]

All short-selling — the practice of betting that stocks will fall — has been banned,..

While a nation may ban the short-selling of a particular stock I'm not sure it's really possible to ban the short-selling of an entire economy. It would be like trying to ban pessimism.

[samtheman]

Short selling is actually good for the stock market. It provides buyers during times when prices are falling.

Idiots.