Ponzi Scheme (Score 1)

"A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new investors, rather than from profit earned by the operator." --Wikipedia Or, in the case of engineered corn, the engineering generates its own demand. See also addiction. There is no sustainable value, only the false image of value, money, and only to one party, the engineer.