In a Ponzi scheme, you give money to the Ponzi operator, the operator does "complicated" things with it, those who withdraw early do well but at some point there is no money.
How is this different from the bailed-out banks, or an over leveraged banking system in general?
If you don't participate in the global economy you can't get burned by it. People who subsistence farm are largely immune to problems in the global economy.
How is this different from the bailed-out banks, or an over leveraged banking system in general?