The Gazette's Dec. 29 definition of a Ponzi scheme: “A constant infusion of new investors (taxpayers) to furnish the cash (re-election) for the scammer (bill sponsor)” certainly fits our Congress of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stormont has been challenged to devise a “more rounded” compensation scheme for those impacted by the Troubles. Mr Justice ...

An investment scenario that rewards early investors and defrauds everyone else. Advertised as low risk with high returns, the early investors are paid huge profits, which are heavily advertised to ...

Data crunch: The UK private sector defined benefit universe comprises approximately 5,500 schemes with a combined £1.8tn in total assets. The result is a landscape that is uncommonly diverse, although ...

So according to a recent letter writer (Feb. 6), Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme. By definition, a Ponzi scheme has no investment backing it; it pays its investors [read: taxpayers] using their ...

Stormont has been challenged to devise a “more rounded” compensation scheme for those impacted by the Troubles. Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board, described the definition ...

Stormont has been challenged to devise a “more rounded” compensation scheme for those impacted by the Troubles. Mr Justice McAlinden, president of the Victims’ Payment Board, described the definition ...

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