From: CharlTuna@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 1:21 PM To: rule-comments@sec.gov Subject: S7-23-03: I believe that your "rules" are not worth the paper they are printed on. In fact, with how the SEC protects investors...investors would be better off if the Government closed the SEC down and turned back the revenue which the SEC cost taxpayers to the public. Market Makers(MM) are stealing money from investors, destroying companies and the SEC sits back and allows them, and in fact, you tells investors how much the MM are needed. When small companies, who the market makers have shorted their stocks, start to produce worthwhile results, and the demand for the company starts to rise, the MM just drops the bid/ask so that they do not need to cover their shorts. Until the MM are policed, there is no reason for investors to believe that we will have a fair chance. Charles J Trachta, Jr. 203 Westbrook Place Charlottesville, VA 22901 (434) 409-1087 charltuna@AOL.com