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Re:Citadel allegedly reloaded Shorts on GME before Robinhood... by svcrunch on Thursday January 28, 2021 @03:31PM (#25948671)
> You know who want be fine? The idiot retail investors who actually use robinhood as a broker, lose all their money and can't pay rent because they lost it all gambling on something they didn't understand.

Well, then, I guess we taxpayers should bail them out, the same way we bailed out the banks in 2008.

You might not like it, but at least it would be fair.

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Re:Citadel allegedly reloaded Shorts on GME before Robinhood... by aneemzic on Thursday January 28, 2021 @04:21PM (#25949422)
I'm not on the side of the banks. The problem is people think they're hurting hedge funds, but the reality is the ones who will end up hurt most are the people who can't afford to take the losses.
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Re:Citadel allegedly reloaded Shorts on GME before Robinhood... by LaundroMat on Friday January 29, 2021 @02:13AM (#25954892)
Can the hedge funds afford to take the losses?
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