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To: IceShark who wrote (31895)	4/9/1999 5:48:00 AM
From: Bonnie Bear	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86076

signs you are in a ponzi scheme about to fall apart.. 1) tow truck drivers and women joggers are doing it seemingly making big money without knowing why, and they try to recruit you 2) you can't find the structure of the pyramid anymore because there are too many players. The guys at the bottom are the type of people who aren't interested in knowing that there is a structure or who is in the pyramid. Thy just want fast money. 3) somebody, somewhere, needs money..big money..there's a ripple through the pyramid as time is needed to come up with enough money to keep the scheme going. The guys at the bottom are vaguely aware of the ripple but don't care. 3) the folks that started the ponzi scheme have become completely invisible, having happily disappeared with real money stuffed away in a safe place where it won't be found when the attorneys come looking for it. I find the fact that Bear Stearns hasn't participated in this mania to be very, very interesting. They're sitting on a boatload of cash and bonds.