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What did Ponzi do wrong?

Posted on June 25, 2014 by

When the government robs Peter to pay Paul, it is  your taxes and someone else’s handout. When private enterprise has a go, it’s called a Ponzi scheme. Introduction to The Day They Hanged a Banker If you would like to … Continue reading →

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The Day They Hanged A Banker

Posted on June 17, 2014 by

How callous would you have to be to invent a country just to lure paying settlers there? Especially if you told them it was an idyllic paradise for Europeans when it was nothing more than an Equatorial mangrove swamp that … Continue reading →

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A million pound lifestyle on a clerk’s wage

Posted on June 4, 2014 by

Meet Walter Watts. In 1844, aged just 27, he burst onto London society with no visible means of support, but with the trappings of a lottery winner. Inquisitive souls who wanted to know where the money came from were baffled … Continue reading →

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