Can anyone give me one reason not to short the financials? 

When in doubt, trust the one sure thing... our banks will be reporting losses into Q2 of 2008.  There is instability in this market and none of the traders have any belief in this sector rebounding anytime soon.  Make a quick buck and put a short position in...

I can give one very good reason not to short banks.

all banks charge a fee to utilize there service. !! for profit.

looking at the coin mint there about us portion.

The United States Mint receives more than $1 billion in annual revenues. As a self-funded agency, the United States Mint turns revenues beyond its operating expenses over to the General Fund of the Treasury.

So NO I personally would not short the BANKS. Short term losses maybe, but it will be quick.

Well I don't know too much about how they do things on Wall Street. I heard Mr. Warren Buffet was like the money God. And so I'm all ears when he speak. I think even a novice in strategy should first make a cautious assessment of his own position in margin contract, business ethics and debt related consequences that could ultimately take shorts in called-out stock and extend elongated liens that could split the Saudi Arabian pipeline parallel and treat the full figure like half paid interest on the original principal. . .: { Literati X }. . .