Facebook underwriters prop up stock as it nears break-even mark

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11. Yes and I am sure the common man is going to pay

for it in some fashion (probably in different ways). The first is what I thought when I heard where propping it up. You don't expect them to hold onto that paper. As they say in Wall Street "slap some lipstick on that pig". Then the taxpayer will be asked to bail out some fool who risked his business on the IPO.

I don't mind if suckers buy it directly. That is their business. I do mind when back stratching pension fund managers load their portfolio with this (hey the attorney that ran the IPO plays golf with Pension USA fund manager for example. Maybe we can get some 529 money while we are at it.