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To: SilentZ who wrote (374825)3/23/2008 4:47:13 PM
From: steve harris  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576894
 
So what?

You said it wasn't a ponzi scheme.

Message 24431726

It's not a Ponzi scheme

dictionary.reference.com

Pon·zi scheme (pon'ze) Pronunciation Key
n. An investment swindle in which high profits are promised from fictitious sources and early investors are paid off with funds raised from later ones.



To: SilentZ who wrote (374825)3/23/2008 6:36:05 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1576894
 
Z, > So what? It works.

It only works if the ratio of workers to retirees doesn't decline.

There are some who think we can keep that ratio steady through immigration, but that won't hold up unless you want to see the population of America reach one billion in just a few decades.

Tenchusatsu


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