Subject: File No. S7-08-09
From: Mark S Achziger

May 4, 2009

Yes, reinstate the uptick rule, do not allow naked short selling, and get rid of all of the etf funds that short. It gets really discouraging when I think about my retirement constantly being destroyed by tools created for the few to make money while hurting everyone else. We don't have pensions anymore, we were sold that we could count on investing over long stretches of time in the stock market would take care of us in retirement.

With all the tools coming out to bash the market down, along with the SEC revoking the uptick rule, I have lost trust in the market and the SEC.

Do the right thing, save our retirements and reinstate the uptick rule and ban the short selling etfs.

You are supposed to be looking out for us common folk.

Thanks