%% Actually, that may or may NOT well with an etf like SPY ,scale in , in a Roth account; but N7, no to your question-we're NOT socialists or commies.NOT a prediction. And good way to crash-smash if you own stocks like DAL,BSO, LEH,C..... What happens when a 3 year bear market comes like 1929 or 2000?? + And many mutual funds have to sell,+ cant borrow much NOR should they. NO its not illogical, can be more helpful; besides Art Cashin says; ''shorts help fuel the rallly'' That's the bottom line+ wisdom.....
if there were no shorts to maintain realistic stock prices the markets would rise to tulip mania levels. during the tulip mania one a tulip sometimes sold more than a house. eventually the crash came. perhaps the US government is trying to induce a stock mania to pay off its otherwise unpayable debts.