realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubM to News@thelemmy.clubEnglish · 9 hours ago

Elon Musk Calls Social Security 'The Biggest Ponzi Scheme Of All Time'

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Elon Musk Calls Social Security 'The Biggest Ponzi Scheme Of All Time'

www.huffpost.com

realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubM to News@thelemmy.clubEnglish · 9 hours ago

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The tech billionaire argued Friday on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast that one of America's most enduring social safety nets is an insidious ploy.

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It’s no more a Ponzi scheme than any other stock. He’s right though.
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  No he’s not wtf. A ponzi scheme ultimately only benefits the very few/individual at the top. That’s not what social security does.

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