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To: henry jakala who wrote (10485)	11/30/1998 5:03:00 PM
From: deke leatherman	Respond to of 16892

Well said: We can make money at this; but we will always be playing at their table. They control the game. Wall Street at el. must be the only people to actually die from choking on their on laughter at us 'retailers'.

To: henry jakala who wrote (10485)	11/30/1998 5:18:00 PM
From: Spots	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16892

>>screw the little guy while the white collar criminals populating the street from top to bottom get away with financial murder on a daily basis Well, yes, that's the effect of it, but many of these kinds of restrictions come about due to lobbying by consumer advocates and other self-appointed guardians of the "little guy". I don't wonder that the sharks publicly acquiesce while they privately lick their chops as Consumer's Union and Ralph Nader hustle their prey and put big locks on all the escape hatches in the name of "protecting the little guy." What these "protectors" gain is, of course, enormous power and influence to carry out their own agendas at our ultimate expense. But let's not confuse that with our real protection, which would come with really competitive markets, free-flow of information, and holding transgressors responsible rather than trying to make every self-indulgence, or for that matter smart strategy, impossible. Eg, interfering with the free market via circuit-breakers. Sorry, I'm suffering a euphoric reaction to banking my Datak cash-out check last Friday <ggg>. Now if it just clears before the SEC gets onto the boys in Jersey ... Spots