Dave Smith wrote:

> we seem to have a
> whole new generation of people in business who seem to be more interested in
> manipulating stock values and screwing their investors out of their money than
> they are in running a profitable business.


There's nothing new about stock manipulation. The stock market crash of
1929 was the result of it, among other things. The SEC was created in the
aftermath to try and address the problem.

Stock market manipulation is a part of our national history. Almost the
entire Kennedy fortune was created by stock manipulation (the remainder
being the result of very profitable rum running operation).

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