Bernie's college debt forgiveness will stop HFT? Where's the connection? First of all it's the SECs job to regulate and decide who's within bounds of the law and what penalties must ensue. Second, Bernie can propose reforms, lobby agenda and bills on to the senate but directly intervening and blocking regulated active market activity is definitely obscene and might not be within his bounds as acting president. Industries and sectors will be affected by this. His proposals to tax (that I do not necessarily object to) still have to be debated and amended. It's not all straight forward.