Apr. 09, 2021
To Whom It May Concern, My husband and I are 40 year old entrepreneurs in CA. After seeing and experiencing the level of manipulation and hedge fund shenanigans around GME and other stocks this Spring, watching every hearing, reading compelling citizen investigations by brilliant minds, neither of us will even trust or invest in the US stock market again unless these firms are held accountable. And by held accountable, I mean more than a fine that just ends up as a meager cost of doing business. The way things are now—hedge funds are literally incentivized to run perfectly good companies in the ground because they don’t have to pay taxes if they short them to zero/bankruptcy?!? Do you realize how evil this sounds to entrepreneurs who put their whole hearts, souls, and life force into fulfilling the American Dream by starting business, their dreams? Absolutely horrifying and disgusting. As if we didn’t have enough on our hands with the pandemic and lockdowns. Please approve the following proposed regulation and hold these parasites of humanity accountable: Release No. 34-91347; File No. SR-NSCC-2021-801 Ryan & Natalie Dejesus