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Ponzi

[pon-zee]

noun

  1. a swindle in which a quick return, made up of money from new investors, on an initial investment lures the victim into much bigger risks.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ponzi1

After Charles Ponzi (died 1949), the organizer of such a scheme in the U.S., 1919–20
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“We remain hopeful that the other criminals who helped Girardi pull off the largest Ponzi scheme in the history of the plaintiff’s bar will also face disbarment and long prison sentences.”

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“We are here today because of Tom Girardi’s lies,” he said, calling Girardi’s handling of client money at the now defunct Girardi Keese law firm a “textbook Ponzi scheme.”

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According to the Post, Trump is worried and reportedly upset to see it in the news and everyone wishes Elon Musk had never publicly called it a Ponzi scheme.

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Musk has described social security as "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time".

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And they’re ticked off that Musk, a gazillionaire, has called Social Security a ponzi scheme and orchestrated the elimination of thousands of jobs in the agency.

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