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So Where Exactly Did Madoff Get the Idea to Pay Off Early Investors With Money From Later Investors?

Nick Gillespie | 1.5.2009 10:00 AM

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The answer, deftly rendered in cartoon form and which I can't show due to copyright restrictions, may surprise you. But probably not, if you read the website or watch Reason.tv.

Hat tip: Veronique de Rugy.

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