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To: saveslivesbyday who wrote (152550)	9/30/2008 7:28:51 AM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 306849

Th amount of money generated by futures raids from the PPT may be incalculable. They are junkies now.

To: saveslivesbyday who wrote (152550)	9/30/2008 9:13:41 AM
From: No Mo Mo	Respond to of 306849

It's the credit markets, no?

To: saveslivesbyday who wrote (152550)	9/30/2008 10:31:28 AM
From: Peter V	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Because Washington has essentially forced us all into 401k's and IRAs, and the public shits its pants when the market falls, because very few people know how to position themselves for a declining market. Before the inverse ETFs, you could not short anything in a 401k, and most 401k's don't even let you buy individual stocks, so most people are stuck in long funds. I agree with your point, but this is why Washington is in a tizzy.

To: saveslivesbyday who wrote (152550)	9/30/2008 10:43:37 AM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Respond to of 306849

It's what used to happen. The markets haven't really had a real market clearing since before Greenspan took over the FOMC. He started bailing on every dip since 1987 and the Fed hasn't stopped since.

To: saveslivesbyday who wrote (152550)	9/30/2008 11:34:56 AM
From: John Chen	Respond to of 306849

"Why the fark is everyone in Washington afraid of the stock market falling?". read this question as: "who the fark is running this country?"