An Italian immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1903 with just $2.50 in his pocket, Charles Ponzi ascended from obscurity to dizzying wealth seemingly overnight. But under the surface of his ...

Elon Musk has been on a mission to reduce government waste through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As of April 18, the agency estimates that it has saved $155 billion in total. And ...

In addition to providing retired and disabled workers, widows, widowers and the minor children of a worker who has died with a basic and stable income, Social Security was established to achieve ...

In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, billionaire businessman and White House adviser Elon Musk resurrected a term that Social Security critics have sometimes used to describe the program, calling ...

The Social Security benefits program has crucial differences from a Ponzi scheme, which is an illegal money-making fraud. A Ponzi scheme is based on signing up more and more investors to pay off ...

Statement: “Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.” In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, billionaire and White House adviser Elon Musk resurrected a term that Social Security ...

Demonstrators gather outside of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore, on Friday, March 14, 2025, before a hearing regarding the Department of Government Efficiency's ...