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Musk has also referred to Social Security as the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Musk has described the program as a Ponzi scheme lousy with fraud, and has repeated a conspiracy theory that undocumented immigrants receive payments.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS FOOL ME ONCE – Kevin Bacon is ‘more careful’ after losing money in infamous Ponzi scheme.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Maybe Musk should ask if all forms of insurance are a Ponzi scheme.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
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Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Musk has described the program as a Ponzi scheme lousy with fraud, and has repeated a conspiracy theory that undocumented immigrants receive payments.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS FOOL ME ONCE – Kevin Bacon is ‘more careful’ after losing money in infamous Ponzi scheme.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Maybe Musk should ask if all forms of insurance are a Ponzi scheme.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Ponzi scheme
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“Ponzi scheme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Ponzi%20scheme. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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