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Daily Archives: February 5, 2011
Wall Street Roulette
This article has been corrected. Charles Ponzi started it all back in the early 1900s. The idea was to get people to invest real funds on a speculative deal. The more people who bought into this idea, the richer the people at the top would … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Madoff, Bernie Madoff, Charles Ponzi, Ponzi scheme, Wall Street
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Liberation Therapy
Note: filistro is on vacation. This article was previously written. “Liberation Therapy” sounds like counseling classes for the newly divorced, but in reality it is one of the most stunning (and controversial) breakthroughs in modern medicine, with the potential to … Continue reading
