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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (25200)	12/22/1997 1:18:00 PM
From: Earlie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

SB: See earlier comment in reply #25,195. Probably worried unecessarily, but see the choice between sacrificing a few shorts and saving a brokerage house (or brokerage industry) as a "no-brainer" for the authorities. The public sure wouldn't weep, in fact most would see it as appropriate "reward" for those evil bears who "caused" them to lose money in a crash. (g) Can't say as I would disagree with their point of view (big g), given the size of the losses that might be at hand. Best, Earlie

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (25200)	12/22/1997 2:54:00 PM
From: Mike M2	Respond to of 132070

Skeeter, i think Early worrys about a severe mkt break where they would change the rules and blame the "evil shorts" . The plunge protection team might fail some day. Mike