If Obama took aggressive action to punish and neuter Wall Street, how would market respond?

[yurbud]

One thing that irked me when Geithner unveiled his cash for trash proposal was the newspapers made a big to do about the market shooting up, as if that is the only measure of success.

But how would the market respond if Obama enacted the regulation necessary to prevent this from happening again and limited speculative investing and encouraged long term investing? Wouldn't that be a short term drag on the market in spite of being necessary for our long term economic health and even survival as a democracy?

[peace13]

1. The market is controlled by selfish *astards who do not answer to Obama

and will retaliate with even more robbing and thieving of the investors. Tin foil hat off now and back to work. Peace, Kim

[hendo]

2. and, you think they should answer to the president? with out question?

[yurbud]

5. only in the sense that the rest of do by obeying laws and not harming others, etc.

[Statistical]

3. I think you are missing a word....

Tough action would would make market for a significant amount of time, but public would still back tough action???

Tough action would would make market for a significant amount of time, but public would still back tough action

[yurbud]

4. or you mean I have an extra word?

[hendo]

6. nope, missing one

tough action would make market?

Make the market do what? Crash?

[yurbud]

7. oh!

[Occam Bandage]

8. Make market what?

[yurbud]

9. tank--I missed that typo until after editing period expired.