• Fal@yiffit.net
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      11 months ago

      Yes. That’s a fundamentally different situation than a ponzi scheme

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      11 months ago

      Of course, these weren’t schemes or a rip off because it was ‘legal.’

      Now you’ve got it. One was unethical but legal (most of the housing crisis), Madoff was breaking established written law. Only Madoff was the Ponzi scheme.