Subject: File No. SR-NSCC-2022-003
From: Ben Blackburn

April 23, 2022

When broken down, this proposed rule change is CLEARLY designed to protect the large institutions and individuals from natural consequences or ILLEGAL and MANIPULATIVE activity in this already broken market Specifically the engagement of naked shorting and creating synthetic shares, which are used to artificially suppress stock prices. This activity only protects the large and powerful from losses and leaves retail investors watch their pensions and savings dwindle away. There is not one organisation that is put in place to help retail investors doing their job, we watch on while inflation rises, the cost of living becomes unimaginable and our pensions are destroyed by these large investors. We are all watching now and if this rule passes I believe the governing bodies will see a rising of voices who will not be silent until these matters are addressed Retail investors will not be taken for fools.

Regards,

Ben Blackburn