> In other words, you agree with the parent on the facts. People lost their money, but presumably "it serves them right" cause they were rich and tried to dodge

> In other words, you agree with the parent on the facts. People lost their money, but presumably "it serves them right" cause they were rich and tried to dodge taxes - which is totally besides the point. People willfully risked risked their capital to target above-average returns. That didn't work out, which, when looked at from a distance, is perfectly fine - other market participants made better decisions, end of story. What isn't perfectly fine is people then trying to socialize their losses afterwards. You can't have a cake and eat it, too.