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To: TobagoJack who wrote (163295)10/3/2020 6:49:59 PM
From: Gib Bogle  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 219532
 
"a step in the right direction to equalize access to financial markets."
Certainly, access is equalised, but nothing else. There are many more sheep, and the wolves are licking their chops.



To: TobagoJack who wrote (163295)10/4/2020 4:45:00 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu1 Recommendation

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gg cox

  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 219532
 
Re gold see my previous response - barbarian metal for barbarians

Re trading mania, - very dangerous to society - more than alcoholism. A social development transcending normal hard working individuals into obsessive gamblers with in most cases dire consequences and probably also major increase in violation of SEC laws.

How to stop this is a big problem if a country also wants to keep the basic human rights in place. There is one solution that every trader including pension funds and investment bankers should pay a fee to the treasury for every transaction, but this idea is unpractical because the strong lobby of the financial industry.

To sum it up one more reason we go down the drain including with climate change pollution and oceans dwindling fish stocks and plastic poisoning.