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   From: bax02_spamblock@baxcode.com   
      
   AI Overview   
      
   No, Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme, though critics sometimes label   
   it as such, but it differs fundamentally because it's a mandatory, legally-   
   backed government program with tax revenue, not a fraudulent private   
   investment promising unrealistic returns, and it has the power to tax and   
   adjust benefits, unlike illegal schemes that collapse when new investors   
   dry up   
      
   . While both use early contributions to pay later beneficiaries (a "pay-as-   
   you-go" model), Social Security's government backing, transparency, and   
   legal mandate distinguish it from Ponzi schemes, which rely on secrecy and   
   deception.   
      
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