Pyramid / Scams Are you in one??

Pyramid Scam, what is it???

First I want to say I'm in no way an expert or do I confess knowing everything, but bear with me on this and follow. Forgive my spelling and grammar, thank you.

Exactly what is a Pyramid? If you really think about it we all work for one or are in one. The government, countries, religion, the schools, all businesses, all MLM's, virtually everything is a Pyramid. The whole Financial and world structure is operated from a Pyramid. Think about it for a moment. You work in a factory or some other business, there is the owner / owners who put together a system and other managers, who developed a board of directors who they must answer to, the stock holders, then there are managers that oversee daily activities, who manage supervisors, and they manage the workers. Now who makes most of the money and are in the position to receive passive income? Definitely not the workers, they do all the hard work and the real money flows upward. The higher you are the more you make its that simple. Without a Pyramid structure nothing would work. Yes there are Pyramid schemes where there is no benefit for the small person. They are designed to enrolled as many as possible so those on top get rich fast and the bottom has no opportunity to go anywhere, they do not last long at all. MLM's, Cash Giving, businesses, etc. are all pyramids, but with one difference, everyone has an opportunity to create there own network of workers. Its up to the individual to work it either by selling or giving in hopes that they can build there network and be on top, of course there are those who benefit more by being on top of those. That’s how it works and will always work. As long as the operation is not done ethically and legally according to the local and federal laws, everything is operating as it should. Everyone has the same opportunity to create wealth. We live in a free democracy and I thank God that we do.
Do not think for a minute that working for an established business you are exempted from corruption from above. We are all human and have the tendency to take whatever we can with no regard to others, its our sin nature, dark side, evil side, whatever you want to call it it is there and we struggle with it everyday. Look over past history and remember all those corporate giants that assured the workers everything was fine. What the workers did not know was the books and stocks were manipulated in such a way as to hind the terrible investments, illegal activities, etc. The workers went about there daily activities thinking everything was fine, next day the doors are lock, stocks crashed, 401K's gone, virtually everything they invested in GONE. WOW a legitimate Pyramid gone bad. Remember ENRON anyone???? and there are many like them still in operation.

Here is a quote from an article I came across:
Is this a pyramid?
When people hear the word "pyramid", they instantly panic and think "scam". Let me just explain something to you. Every religion on the planet is a pyramid structure, every government is a pyramid structure, every military is a pyramid, every single business with employees is a pyramid, and even social clubs are pyramids. A pyramid is the most universal structure in the world, and you are involved in a pyramid structure everyday of your life. If you've ever had a job, you've been involved in a pyramid, (and you've most likely been at the bottom of it). So YES, our program is based on a pyramid structure just like everything else, but that isn't a bad thing. In fact a pyramid structure is the only way for anything to work properly....which is why religions, governments and businesses ALL operate a pyramid format.

I thought that anything with multiple levels was bad!
That's because you've been cleverly manipulated and conditioned all your life to believe only what the powers that be, want you to believe. Multiple levels is a good thing, and realistically the only way for anything to work efficiently. We are constantly told that multi-levels or pyramids are bad and should be avoided. "Much better to just get a 9 - 5 job and earn an 'honest' living"......right? Well guess what? Your "honest" 9-5 job is a huge pyramid, and you are at the bottom working for a minimum wage and helping someone else get outrageously rich. Donald Trump for example is staggeringly rich (he's at the top of the pyramid on level 1). Then he has his board of directors (level 2). Next comes the executives (level 3). Then there's the managers (level 4). And finally at the bottom are the general workers, who do more work than anyone else, but get paid less than everyone else. Do you ever get told working in a big corporation with that structure is bad or illegal? Of course not, because that's where the governments want you working - so they conveniently forget to mention that the whole thing is a multi-level pyramid. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE OF A PYRAMID! It's when that structure is used illegally that a problem arises, and thats where the bad press comes from. Our program is NOT illegal and so there is nothing to worry about.

Illegal Pyramid Schemes
"A fraudulent business with a non-sustainable income model, that relies primarily on members 'investing' or paying money to a sponsor in the promise of getting a considerably larger return on that investment. Often disguised with over-hyped or over-priced products which either do not really exist or are almost worthless. Are very secretive about the information they reveal to 'non members'. The people at the bottom of the pyramid ALWAYS lose their money, while ONLY the people at the top ever make any money."

Ok I'm sure you get the picture: Another thing to consider is if a business is traded on the stock exchange there is no way it can be an illigel Pyramid scheme. The Federal government does a complete back ground check before they give a license to trade, period.

Personally I'm in a business that trades on the stock exchange and I come to the conclusion I will not promote it in here any longer. Why? Hey most everyone in here runs their life according to the fears they have developed within their own minds because they listen to all the negative crap out there. Think I want to mentor or coach someone who lets fear control them?? Absolutely NOT.
If by some odd change there is someone in this forum willing to put in a couple of years, willing to be coached and trained I will assist you every way during your progress, but your level of success is totally your responsibility and dependent on your degree of effort.
However if I'm correct over 95% of those in this forum will fail and never become rich. Why? It has to do with how you think, period..
Why is it that only 5% or less really become Wealthy?? Again it goes back to your thoughts and what you attract into you life. You CAN NOT escape the universal law of attraction and the other laws of success that have always been in existence and will always remain. Is wealth just having loads of money? I say that money is that outflow and reward from your thoughts and efforts to help and assist others to become successful. Where are your thoughts and what do you really want to achieve in life??

Steve,