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The perpetuation of the returns that a Ponzi scheme advertises and pays requires an ever-increasing flow of money from <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>investors<\/strong> to keep the scheme going.&#8221;  (from Wikipedia).<\/p>\n<p>Look at our <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>government<\/strong> and the Bail-outs, <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Social<\/strong> Security, Medicare, and on and on and on&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Every action they take now, will just compound this scheme&#8230; print more money so they can get more taxes so they can spend more money so they can print more money.  <\/p>\n<p>Who are the bigger crooks?   Politicians, <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Wall<\/strong> Street, Bankers, <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Big<\/strong> Corporations, CEO&#8217;s  (wait the CEO&#8217;s are just doing what they see the other big <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>people<\/strong> do&#8230;.) it is even getting into professional  sports&#8230;  but&#8230;. as they are advertising on <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>CNBC<\/strong> this week about the movie <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Wall<\/strong> Street&#8230; Greed is good!&#8230; ? ? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition: &#8220;A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to separate investors from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors, rather than from any actual profit earned. 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