Lawrence J. Kramer

Home Solutions of America: Story Gone From Bad to Worse

David-

It's perfectly fine for a guy who's short to tell us why we should be short, too. So I have to disagree with Scott Dixon about where Left would stand ethically <i>if</i> his allegations were all true <i>and if</i> he were not suppressing relevant counterarguments of which he is aware. But what if that's not Left's game? What if he shorts a stock then posts solely negative info <i> for the purpose of moving the stock</i> and for the purpose of sharing his views? What then? (I don't disagree with Scott's point about Left's timing, but I don't see the timing as unethical in itself; I see it as <i>evidence</... of an unethical intent.)

I'm long HSOA, but this post does not say anything about the merits of the investment, and I don't mean to suggest that anyone else should be going long at the current price. I'm commenting only on the ethics of Andrew Left's screed and the wisdom of your republishing it.

(My apologies if my HTML tags don't work - SA could use a preview function.)